In Everything Give Thanks

“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT  This verse says that it’s God’s will for everyone who believes in Jesus to be thankful. There are some things that happen in our lives that...

Don’t Expect Too Much For Christmas

“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in...

THE UNIQUENESS OF CHRIST

Today I would like to speak to you about the uniqueness of Jesus.  In His sermon on the mount, Jesus Christ boldly claimed, superiority, over all the Prophets and religious leaders, who preceded Him.  He claimed that he was greater than Solomon and Jonah and over the...

Abstinence Verses Conscience

Christians in Paul’s day were commanded to abstain from certain foods. “Abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from fornication” (Acts 15:28-29). You will notice that abstinence from certain foods is lumped in...

Through The Eye of A Needle

 There is much ado about the literal translation of this passage.  “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God” Matthew 19:24.                                                              (See...

The Church Can Learn from the Penn State Debacle

                                                                                 The Penn State football team brought in $50.000, 000 dollars a year to its University. That tells you something right there about the corruption of how low you can go when money becomes...

You Don’t Have To Be So Grumpy About It

In the movie Shrek, we are introduced to a bright green ogre. He lives in the swamp. He likes to live by himself in the swamp because no one likes him. He is big, ugly, grumpy, green and frightening to anyone who dares to come near him. Living alone in the swamp he...

The Final Offering for Sin

Jesus offered his body and his blood, as the final offering for all sin offering for all people for all eternity. Number 1 The Veil of The temple Torn In Two  “Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to...

The First Step To God (Repentance)

I want to speak to you on the Doctrine of Repentance.  This great subject is found everywhere in he Bible.  It was the subject of the Old Testament Prophets.  Everywhere they went they were telling people to repent, to give up their sins, to separate themselves from...

Beware of Dog(s)

“Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation.” (Philippians 3:2) Although our salvation is secure “in Christ,”  Paul alerts us to the possibility that we can be spoiled (Colossians 2:8), our faith can be shipwrecked (1 Timothy 1:19),...