Did you notice that God put Adam to sleep? Maybe God’s trying to tell someone, “I need you to be at rest, while I take the initiative to give you the spouse you need.”
The Mission of Marriage Part 1
Kingdom Life Now Part 3
In order for you to truly feel the weight of what Jesus just said, remember who He is speaking to and the context of the His message. Jesus is establishing His Kingdom and the ultimate enemy of His listeners are the Romans. They want a violent military overthrow. Jesus says here is how we’re going to conquer Rome… love them. What?!
Kingdom Life Now Part 2
Jesus says, “Contrary to popular belief, I have not come to do away with the law.” He is not here, merely talking about the 10 commandments, but the Law, meaning the first five books of the Old Testament written by Moses. The Prophets, were the rest of the Old Testament books. Jesus, says rather, I’ve come to fulfill it.
Kingdom Life Now Part 1
It’s June 2017 and Donald Trump is President of the United States of America. As he is on his quest to make America great again, a young charismatic leader starts a tour across the country winning the hearts of the masses by meeting their needs and offering a message of hope. The core of his message is “my administration is at hand!”
GOOD FATHER Part 2
GOOD FATHER Part 1
My favorite time of the day, next to being with Jesus in the morning, is coming home at the end of a long day, opening the door and seeing my son run around the corner to me, nearly falling over, with a big smile on his face and his hands up in the air and jumping into my arms. It is the best feeling in the world.
What Jesus Wants For Christmas Part 3
What Jesus Wants For Christmas Part 2
What Jesus Wants For Christmas Part 1
The Dawn of a Movement Part 3
The Dawn of a Movement Part 2
The Dawn of a Movement Part 1
Repent! Part 3
Repent! Part 2
People kept coming in masses to hear the voice crying out in the wilderness of Judea. Many came feeling genuinely sorry for the sins that they committed. As a matter of fact two particular groups of people came to be baptized by John who were swiftly informed that repentance is more than just seeming sorry for sin in verse 7…
Repent! Part 1
Have you ever felt like someone was giving you the silent treatment? One moment you’re communicating and it seems like everything is ok in the relationship. Then after a while they stop calling. The texts and Facebook messages start to drop off. Then you're left to wonder how did you and this person become so distant. Or has it ever felt like that Person was God? Have you ever had a time in your life when He seemed silent?
Making it Through Your Trials Part 3
Now here is what is ironic about the whole situation. Everything that happened to Jesus in the midst of this trial positioned Him to fulfill prophecy. As God brought Israel, His son, in a corporate sense, out of Egypt. This trial was the set up for Jesus, the new representative of Israel, to come out of Egypt, thus re-living their history. Three times Matthew says in this one story alone, “That it might be fulfilled…” “That it might be fulfilled…” “That it might be fulfilled…” This is one of the central themes of the book of Matthew, that everything that is happening in the life of Jesus is actually Him fulfilling prophecy as the Messiah. Nothing is just happening to Jesus. And its the same thing with you...
Making it Through Your Trials Part 2
As Joseph begins to wake up out of his dream it becomes clear that it’s not enough to just listen. The text seems to imply that Joseph was sleeping at night and the moment he got up from the dream, he took Mary and Jesus and left for Egypt. You see at some point we’ve got to go beyond just listening to what the Lord is saying. We’ve actually got to do what He says. Because to make it through your trial you’ve got to …
Making it Through Your Trials Part 1
Let’s face it. Sometimes life is hard. Life has a way of throwing you some curveballs that, in the moment, seem impossible to get through. One moment things are going well and it may feel like your having a mountain top experience. Then you get some bad news, or you get laid off, that special someone breaks up with you or maybe you get a bad diagnosisand suddenly you find yourself in the valley low of that thing we call trials.
God is Love Part 1
When I was growing up in Brooklyn, NY my parents used to put a picture in my room that used to scare me sometimes at night. It was an expressionless picture of Jesus that looked very life like, with piercing eyes that seemed to follow you across the room. It created a picture in my mind that God was watching me to see if I was going to mess up. So at night I would often turn over so I wouldn't see His eyes