Last night, we held a worship and baptism celebration service. We were blessed to baptize 28 people who said, “Yes,” to Jesus as both Savior and Lord. It was a beautiful evening filled with joy, praise, worship, and exhortation. The atmo…
It would be easy to move to a cabin in the woods and escape from the madness of our world that has gone off the rails. Sometimes you just want to check out, however, we cannot opt for the easy path. As Christians in America, we’ve done easy. I…
When Jesus spoke, it was compelling to those who heard; “They were astonished at His teaching.” Jesus’ message was marked by authority. The Greek word “exousia” refers to the power, authority, or jurisdiction that someo…
I used to think the guy on the street carrying a sign that read, “Repent, for the end is near!,” was a whacko. Now I’m pointing to him and saying, “Listen up, he had it right all along!” Like the men of Issachar, we mus…
This is a stunning revelation from Paul regarding the role of the Church in disseminating the manifold wisdom of God. The Church serves as the delivery vehicle for the diverse and multifarious knowledge of our infinite Heavenly Father. As a pastor, …
We need godly, Spirit-led men and women to be “Watchmen on the walls” in this hour. A cursory reading of your newsfeed is enough to see that our nation, the USA, is in crisis. Nefarious Marxist ideologies have taken over in education, th…
I once took a full 5-gallon water bottle, put one drop of a mysterious liquid into the bottle, and invited a man from the congregation to come to the platform and take a drink from the bottle. He would not do it. We all had a good laugh, then I drov…
There has been a move away from holiness and consecration in our contemporary church culture. In our desire to be relevant and current, we tend to abandon biblical virtues we don’t like or understand, which distinguish us as believers who live…
Most people live their lives and go about their daily business doing the best they can, completely unaware that there are dark and nefarious powers at work around them. These influences are political, cultural, and ideological, and at their core, th…
Due to a fit of disobedience and resentment, Jonah found himself in a dark place: the gut of a large fish. He imagined he was going to die. In despair, he cried out to God and repented of his willful disobedience. God gave him a second chance, and J…
My early days as a believer were tainted by a well-meaning coworker who was over the top on the end times, aka eschatology. He would not stop talking about it. He said, “No one knows the day or hour,” but he thought he cracked the code. …
God had worked a great miracle through Peter and John, and all they did was answer the questions. Their answers did not fit the preferred narrative of those in power in their culture. So they were threatened and commanded not to speak or teach in th…
God does not do anything halfway. What He starts, He finishes. He is the ultimate promise keeper. Mind you, there will be seasons along your journey where it will appear as though He is distant and detached. That’s not the case. He has not mov…
Welcome to the Theater of the Absurd. Our nation is off the rails. We have lost our way. Our moral and spiritual compasses are broken. We have ignored God and turned to our own way. The Church has removed itself from the public square in the name of…
Jesus had no problem speaking truth to power. After all, He was and is the King of all Kings. Jesus made it clear that the very reason He was born a King was to testify to the Truth. Pilate’s response was notable: “’What is truth?…
It was time for Saul to hand over the kingdom to God’s chosen man for the job, David. Leaders from the tribes of Israel sent men to rally behind David and oversee the transfer of power. Among those who came were “Men of Issachar,” …
James can be as subtle as a cinderblock. However, growing up playing sports and with a first-responder dad, I’m good with direct and to the point; most folks are not good with it these days. "Triggered" is the newest buzzword to replace "offen…
Jesus is coming again, and I believe it’s sooner than we think. From a biblical prophetic standpoint, the rapture of the Church could happen at any moment. A long line of self-appointed “prophets” have tried to nail down the dates…
Life for those in Jerusalem, as they knew it, was stolen away. Evil Syrian forces entered the Temple and desecrated it by slaughtering a pig and pouring its blood on the altar of the Holies of Holies. It was the ultimate act of pride, rebellion, and…
You can't keep a good man or woman down; as long as their hope is in the Lord, they will rise and stand tall again. Everyone experiences periods of darkness, and it is in those difficult times that the Lord lights the way. If you are in a dark seas…
I’m beginning to grasp what Jesus emoted, “As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it.” I am finding myself weeping over my city, state, nation, and the world. It is a cry out of the depths. Jesus felt the gravit…
Our world is groaning under the weight of wars and rumors of wars, nations turning against Israel, Russia beating its chest, China firing missiles into South Korea, and the list goes on and on. These are signs of the times. As a disciple, you can n…
We can labor, strive, and work ourselves into the ground to move the needle and make things happen. Or, we can stop, listen to His instruction, obey, and watch the fruit flow in abundance. Trust me on this; I have done it both ways. One is exhausti…
Jesus was laying out the coming destruction of the Temple, and it was disheartening to hear what was coming. The Temple was the crown jewel of Jerusalem, the very heart of the culture. The thought of its demise was too much to imagine. In the mids…
