Psalm 136 - His mercy

Psalm 136 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him who alone

Our Lips Giving Thanks

Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Thanksgiving is the fruits that God's people produce with their lips. Continual praise to God, is one of the great duties of

Disassemble vs Dissemblance

To disassemble, means to take something apart. Dissemble, however, means to give a false appearance. It's used to describe someone's deceptive, dishonest and insincere behavior. The words disassemble and dissemble look and sound similar, making it hard to detect the difference. Likewise, is the behavior of a dissembled person. They

Appeasing Strife

Proverbs 15:18(a) A wrathful man stirreth up strife: Strife is a contest for superiority. The agitation and contention grows into larger problems when stirred up. Proverbs 15:18(b) ...but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. Appeaseth means to calm things down and bring to a

Knowing vs Knitting

Christian fellowship, prayer meetings, and public evangelism are 3 simple ways for the hearts of Gods' people to be comforted, and knit together in love. However, we can know and still not be knit. In other words, if people don't take action on the truth they know, they'll miss out

Run with patience

The Bible says we need to run with patience the race that is set before us. Sometimes we need to run a sprint. Other times we need to run a long-distance marathon. The hardest races, are the cross-country ones. The dirtiest races, are the mud-runs. All 4 are races that

Ability or Availability

All members of the body of Christ, have spiritual gifts and spiritual commands, given them by the Lord. So why the lack of labourers? Ability doesn't seem to be the problem. There are numerous ways to learn just about anything in today's world. Not to mention the fact, that a

Know their God

Knowledge puffeth up! Doctrinal head knowledge, straight A's on the Bible quiz, and theological degrees is way over-rated. Our generation doesn't need more young people who know their Bibles, we need more young people that know their God. People can have head knowledge, and not have God. People can know

The Voice of Martyrs

Our kids grew up reading books about Christian martyr's. Our thinking was, it would be much better for them to learn about and look up to real heroes, rather than the idolatrous hero's most kids fall in love with in the sports & media world. They spent a lot of time

All will stand in awe

Psalm 33:8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. All will stand in awe of the Lord. If you're a believer, it will be awesome. If you're an unbeliever, it will be awful.

Church hurt

Church-hurt is a real thing. People do get hurt emotional and spiritually in the midst of living life amongst Christians. As a result of this, church-trust starts to decline. Both lost and saved people start to wrongfully view the church as just another failing organization. The thing is, the church

2 radical opposites

In Paul the Apostle, we have 2 radical opposites. On one hand, he was the blasphemous persecutor, making havock of the church. On the other hand, we've got the greatest missionary the church has ever known. How does one go from the absolute radical worst, to the absolute radical best?

Less head, more heart

One characteristic of the last days of the church, listed in 2 Timothy 3:4 is that men and women would be heady. 2 Timothy 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; A heady person is someone who is stubbornly headstrong. They rush into

Krispy Kreme & World Kindness Day

In recognition of World Kindness Day, select Krispy Kreme locations, are giving away free donuts to their first 500 customers. But what about customer 501? Would it be kind for Krispy Kreme to tell customer 501, that they cannot have a free donut? Would it be kind, if customer 500

Affluence gives options

Let's face it, more affluence gives people more options. Affluence is what allows many Americans to dream and achieve the perfect HGTV home, and the picturesque property. It's also why... * the spiritual temperature in America has gotten cold. * there is less commitment to the local church * even among people who

Self direction, rather than...

The access to unlimited amounts of information, allows people the ease of living a more self-directed life. There are many benefits to this. For example: Gone are the days when moms have to run to the doctor, for an appointment to find out what's wrong with their child. Nowadays, moms

Evil vs simple

Evil has a lot of complexities. It tempts you. It teaches you. It influences you. It puts pressure on you. You never thought evil would take you that far. Then, before you know it, evil consumes you. On the other hand, there is no pressure in simple. It's a lot

The Removal of Prayer

In 1962, the morning prayer was removed from the public school system. Since then there has been an increase in crime, divorce, teenage suicide and teenage pregnancies. For the last 62 years, many Christians have desired for prayer to be put back into our schools' system. They believe the removal

The window of religious opportunity

There should rightfully be a time of rejoicing for our country, when it comes to Trump winning the election. Under a Trump administration, inflation will come down, and all Americans will enjoy the blessing of a prosperous economy. The church in America, will also enjoy a window of religious opportunity.

The LORD is merciful

Our Lord is not only merciful, he has plenty of it. Psalm 103:8-10 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor

Who I'm Voting For

It comes with the territory, that as a pastor, people want to know who you are voting for.  Some want to know, so they can decide if you're "worth listening to" anymore. Others try to gauge whether to "break fellowship" with you, if you don't vote how they vote. And,

William Booth - the chief danger

In the late 1800s, William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, was quoted as saying: The chief danger that confronts the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, heaven without hell. How true William Booth's

The deceit of the false witness

The world is full of false witnesses. Proverbs 12:17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. The deceitful talk of the false witness shows up in the news, the headlines, the workplace, the marketing agency, and the political messaging. Arguments develop, passions rise, and

Costume Christianity

Purchasing a 3-piece suit doesn't make someone a preacher. Carrying around a bible doesn't make someone a Christian. A shiny prayer-card and a well written prayer letter doesn't make someone a missionary. People have gotten good at purchasing "props". As a result, we see a lot of costume Christianity in

We owe it to our kids

As adult Christians, we owe it to our kids, to give them the unwavering example of what it means to enjoy living the Christian life. The best investment we can make is the example we're willing to set forth before them. And living the Christian life isn't just attending a