Cologne reacts differently on different people because of their specific pH levels. Same cologne, but different smell. While we cannot...

There are factors, unseen, that make the "success" of the Word (the seed) a reality. It is not that the Word is of little to no value...

Jesus compares the kingdom of God to the sowing of seeds (Matthews 13). This is not merely and simile, but Jesus is explaining to the...

Imagine this scenario with me:   Your child comes to you and says that he is hungry. He might even say that he is starving  to...

Why did Ezra weep? That is, what specific sin caused him to grieve in such a dramatic fashion? The answer is this: the people of God had...

When have you wept over your sin? Have you ever? Those questions are not questions that determine your relationship with the Lord, but...

A few Sunday's ago I coined this phrase in a sermon to the church where I serve. It may be, perhaps, a turn of a phrase, but it is much...

Leaving Jesus does not happen overnight. Yet, leaving Jesus is what is happening in so many who once professed Him as Lord. What do we...

This is the month where dreams, desires and plans are put into place with the hopes that this year will yield different, better results....

Whose to blame? The possible answers to this question may be multiple, but the real one is singular. Yes, people have a way of making...

Jesus gives us a word that, when applied to living out our lives for His glory (what I am calling greatness) is crucial to accomplishing...

The past Lord's Day I preached from John 2:1-12 from the topic: "How to Engage Your Non-Christian Friends". In so many ways I am falling...

"Already but not-yet." These words represent a paradigm that speak to the beautiful reality of the power of the gospel. When we come to...

Preaching through the gospel of John is challenging and amazing. This Sunday I preached a message entitled: "How to Grow As A Disciple"...

In Genesis 46 Joseph oversees everything. He has favor with and access to Pharoah. He is able to send money and resources back to his...

Have you ever been so hungry but the food was not ready yet? You are both, frustrated but you are expectant because you know, in the...

Joseph was a man of integrity. We saw this in his response to the temptation from Potiphar's wife. From that scene two truths were drawn...

In many ways Joseph's life is a model for how the Lord moves a person from where they are to the place of their dream (calling) being...

Every pastor knows that not everything they learn over the course of study makes it to the sermon. Some of it is just are not mentioned...

Greatness for the Lord is the result of a dream. While it is true that everyone who is in Christ has been given a calling, not everyone...