Relationship Goals: Get The Foundation Right (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:18-27; Ephesians 5:22-33)
I was sitting in my office one day and received a phone call of someone asking for counseling for their marriage. It was my understanding from chatting with the husband for a few minutes that his wife had left him. He had no job and his wife had left him. He said she...
Relationship Goals With Our Parents
Our parents are shepherds who have been put in this place by God. Generally, they are working to send you out in a certain direction for your good. We love, respect, and obey them not just because of what they do for us but because of their position also.
The Author Enters The Story – The Incarnation of Christ (John 1:1-18)
It is easy to lose sight of what Christmas is all about. It truly is. My family is now in the midst of many holiday things. We worked at a fundraiser for Developmental Wings then we were on the Developmental Wings Christmas Parade float in Fort Smith. We are planning...
Hope Amid The Darkness (Isaiah 9:1-7)
Hard times have a way of clouding our view of things. My wife and I received news a few years back that was just devastating to us. This was alongside some horrendous and scary things that were happening with my job. The truth is that I didn’t think that I was...
Longing For Forgiveness
The truth is that Christmas is going to be an indictment of you before it’s going to be a delight. If you are going to approach Christmas with the right attitude and thankfulness for what Christ has done you will see yourself as wicked and in need of the Savior.
Squad Goals: Handle Offenses Well
Here we are at the last “Squad Goals” message in this look at the Book of Proverbs. Friends fight at times. They just do. People offend people at times and the closer you get to someone, it seems the more you will possibly offend them. This means that if you want to...
Squad Goals Part 3: Be Truthful and Handle Criticism Well
We opened with a funny video tonight about honesty. Interestingly it is also a Wendy’s commercial. I found this to be quite funny. But we all know that honesty and truthfulness are of great importance to our friendships. We have already discussed the type of...
Squad Goals Part 2: Leave These People Out Of Your Squad
You need to choose your friends incredibly wisely. The fool, the angry person, the gossip, the flatterer, and the unfaithful person are people that you need to avoid having in your squad. They will bring to you disappointment, heartache, and cause you to be people that you do not want to be.
Life Goals: Have The Right People In Your Squad
One of the biggest things that people of all ages struggle with is choosing friends. This is generally thought of as a teenage problem but really it is not. It may be more pronounced in the teen years, but this is a struggle that people go through during their entire...
Life Goals: Work Hard
After a series of small surrenders you the lazy will be overpowered by poverty which comes like a robber. And need comes upon them like an armed man. It may be quick, it may be sudden, and it will be devastating.
Life Goals: Attaining Wisdom
God has given us His Word. It is a glorious treasure that He did not have to give us. And we love this treasure and incline ourselves to hear from God. So, we seek wisdom from His Word like the treasure that it is. The problem is that we do not find wisdom from just our work. It has to be given to us. We have to be given wisdom and understanding from above.
Faith: The Foundation of Wisdom
Faith ends up being the grid by which we view all things. God has created the world. I trust Him. I will live in the way that God has stated that I should live in this world because I trust Him. This is the attitude of faith. I have to understand that God knows better than me the workings of this world. So, in every situation I align myself with what He has said. I end up viewing everything through my faith in Him. It is the foundation of all the decisions I make in this life.
The New Heavens and Earth: A More Glorious and Eternal Eden (Revelation 20:11-22:5)
There is a real sense in which the things of this world are not enough. I see it in my own life. I want for justice to occur on Earth and am outraged when it does not. I get disappointed when someone lies to me. I am hurt when I am wronged. I hate the pain that I see...
Christ Will Return To Rescue His People: Be Filled With Hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11)
So far we have discussed the past. We have discussed what God has done. Now we are going to look at what He has promised to do in the future. God’s story is not finished. He is still moving all things toward the end and Christ’s Second Coming is an event that has yet...