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Have you ever felt like God didn’t care? Have you ever felt like He doesn’t respond to your requests? Have you concluded that if you go to God, He will let you down? Well, when we look in the Bible at how God operates, and look at our own habits and inclinations we find answersContinue reading “Has God ever let you down?”

What is the purpose of your life? What is the goal of your life? What are you ultimately wanting to accomplish? & What are we trying to get to? – family, – not working anymore – serenity and – financial security. And I believe those answer are pure and honorable but saying them just didn’tContinue reading “Our Pride and Joy”

As we continue to read 1 Thessalonians 2, Paul changes his subject matter. Paul offers a sort of defense of who he is and what he taught them while he was there. Now although it is not stated directly it appears Paul and his message had been questioned even attacked. And these attacks would continueContinue reading “Unpacking Paul”

In the first chapter of 1 Thessalonians we see 3 major practices the  church was doing that brought it strength and health. First was apprenticeship. Accepting Jesus as savior is not the end of the journey it is rather the beginning of a journey. It is a journey much like an apprentice in a trade.Continue reading “Sailing Gods Ships”

1 Thessalonians is a letter the apostle Paul sent the church he planted in Thessalonica Paul was highly encouraged by the church because it members living a very positive example of what lives look like that are ruled and reigned by Jesus Christ. Of note is the truth that Paul and his team MODELED whatContinue reading “Assembly Required”

Did you know there is a “beginning” before the Earth and mankind’s beginning? Yep its true. Long before God created the heavens and the Earth you and I see, the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit lived in heaven, in perfect harmony. They loved one another and they delighted in each other- they areContinue reading “God’s Story”

As we continue with King Solomon’s list of things God hates, we come to “the man who “stirs up trouble among brothers”.  Now this may not sound like an incredibly serious offense, in fact it can even sound playful, but as we will see today it is serious, deadly serious. King Solomon puts his fingerContinue reading ” Pot Stirrers”

If we look at the root of Proverbs 6’s, a lying tongue and a false witness who pours out lies, we will find a lack of truth telling. Let’s consider three areas where we can opt for lying versus telling the truth. First, telling the truth to ourselves. For instance, we need to tell theContinue reading “Truth Telling”

Jesus stated emphatically in Luke 15:7 that there is more joy in heaven over one person being rescued than 99 who haven’t strayed. That is a powerful piece of information and it dictates quite a mandate to us. Sure, we as are to teach Christian growth, theology and life skills but at the forefront ofContinue reading “Going After the One”

Solomon was arguably the greatest king of Israel and he reigned when Israel was the greatest nation in the world. The time was Circa 1000BC and Israel was building its Palestinian world. What made Solomon so very special was that he was the wisest person who has ever lived. Gang, Solomon’s God given wisdom gaveContinue reading “Schemers”