It’s easy to wake up full of praise for the glory of God’s creation when you’re on vacation. Or to whisper a prayer of thanksgiving when you witness a glowing sunrise at 5:00 am during a hiking trip. But what about Monday morning, when you are driving to a hellish workplace, or when you lay in bed at night unable … Read More
Our Central Focus
Long summer days, warm weather and a jamb packed summer make time fly by. We kick into fast speed automatic pilot and the days begin to blend. Seasons change; spring, summer, fall, winter and we’re just as busy. How many times have you asked, where did time go? What we measured in years is now decades. We reflect on the … Read More
Questions to Consider in the Midst of Anger
We just completed a study on the topic of Anger in our “Proverbs: God’s Wisdom for Gospel Living” series, you can listen to that sermon HERE. Below are some helpful questions we should ask ourselves in the midst of anger in order to examine our hearts and get down to motive behind our anger. Is my anger really about my selfish … Read More
5 Perspectives on the Recent Supreme Court Ruling
In light of the recent Supreme Court Decision on gay marriage I have been reading a lot of articles and perspectives, with of coarse my Bible open. We will be addressing the issue of sexuality in August as we preach through the book of Proverbs. Below are some thoughts from an evangelical pastor from Canada that I found thought provoking. … Read More
Growing in the Gospel
We have the pleasure of having a little Robin’s nest in one of my trees in our front yard, we first saw the nest when it still just had those little bluish-green eggs inside. Naturally I had to keep tabs. The following week I went over and took a peek and saw little baby birds, eyes not open, no feathers…they … Read More
“Our Father in Heaven…”
The following is an excerpt from Paul Tripp‘s book New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional. “Our father in heaven…” (Matt. 6:9a). There is no situation or location where I am ever alone, because my heavenly Father is always with me. It is such an astounding reality that it is almost impossible for us to comprehend the full meaning of it. It assaults … Read More
It’s Not Fair
I was recently in a sporting goods store and watched a young father tell his middle-school aged son that he could not get a pair of Air Jordans that he wanted. The child stomped his foot and said ‘that’s not fair’, and stormed off to find his unsuspecting mother. We have all witnessed this type of reaction, and to be … Read More
Decisions, Decisions
Did you ever notice that for some people, decision making is a breeze? They seem to make decisions, never looking back and move forward as if it were just another breath. For others, even the smallest decisions are so traumatic that they are practically paralyzed. Fear and indecision grip them and as a result, no progress is made. Most of … Read More
Proverbs: God’s Wisdom for Gospel Living
This summer we are doing a series in the book of Proverbs. It is the part of our bibles called the wisdom literature. Other books included within the wisdom literature are Job, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. Proverbs, like all the other authoritative books, was not given to us by God to some how prepare us to live life … Read More
Behold Our God // Glory
Over the past few months I have taken the song “Behold Our God“ by Sovereign Grace Music and examined the lyrics of the song, exploring multiple themes the song captures. We’ve looked at God’s Grandeur, God’s Genius, and The Gospel. And today we finish with the only fitting end…Glory! Chorus “Behold our God seated on His throne, come let us adore Him! … Read More