Back when I was in Bible College, we had various guest chapel speakers. One man told a story about his father who was a minister back in the 40's. One Sunday morning, a small group of bikers had parked their motorcycles right at the entrance of his small Church. The bikers were harassing people and swearing at them as they...
If a person has never gone to a Church service, never read the Bible - how do they develop their personal beliefs and opinions about God? Everybody has an opinion on who God is, or isn't - how do they come to that conclusion? Many times people passively absorb ideas from TV or movies - and that information without much basis in scripture...
There's a quote I referenced previously that has been attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi, "Preach the Gospel at all times, if necessary use words." I like the idea that the quote conveys - basically saying that your life, your very actions should preach the Gospel message - actions speak louder than words. And it goes along with...
A student group at the University of North Texas received threats after they placed 250 Easter eggs filled with Bible verses around campus. A slew of opposing activist students announced on social media that they would compete to see who could find and destroy the most eggs. One student went as far as to message the group's chairwoman and told...
This morning is what we celebrate as 'Palm Sunday'. It's the day we focus on Jesus' triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem at the beginning of the week leading up to Easter. It's kind of a big deal. It's the kickoff to the week referred to as the Passion Week or Holy week - the week long series of...
Why are you here? Why are many of you watching online? There are many other Churches you could attend. Many have better music and better looking preachers than we have here. Why are you a part of this congregation?
I'm extremely sorry to start us off with bad news, but according to science, 100% of people who get the Covid vaccine will die. It's true, every single one of us, unless Jesus returns first, will all eventually die. And that was actually true even before the pandemic. Yes, there are things we can do to lessen our...
Today, in some circles, claiming one's self to be an atheist is seen as an intellectual badge of honor. I think it used to be more common - when someone claimed to be an atheist, it turned out that they were really more of an agnostic - meaning someone who didn't believe in God simply because they weren't really sure....
I'm sure that just about everyone is familiar with the lyrics to a song by the music group 'MercyMe', "Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel? Will I dance for You, Jesus, or in awe of You be still? Will I stand in Your presence, or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing hallelujah? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine....
