It’s easy to think about God in ways that are not accurate. In fact, this is an area in which the Devil has worked overtime. He does not want us to have a true picture of God. He wants us to view God through a cloudy lens at best. How many people do you know…
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Advice from Atticus Finch, the father, to his daughter in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.) Doing this requires active empathy and living compassion. We’re…
We as a nation have turned away from the laws of God. When a culture breaks those laws, the entire population has to bear the consequences. We are witnessing those consequences daily. God is not honored and revered in America anymore. Instead His place is given to other little “g” gods in the hearts of…
What is God thinking? How could we ever know the thoughts of the actual Master of the Universe? Imagine what the thinking processes of the Creator of Everything might be like! He probably has 15,000 great ideas before breakfast. Well, there are a few things we know. God has a lot more going on in…
Sin does real damage. It has caused great destruction in the world as well as in our minds and our relationships. Sin has had a horrible, but inescapable, ripple effect in the pool we’re in. It not only brought forth evil and all kinds of wickedness, but it also perverted our view of God. God…
Prayer is a really big deal. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus gave us a model for how we should pray. Therefore it is very important that we pay attention to Jesus’ instructions. He didn’t expect us to recite this particular prayer, but to use it to understand how to pray instead. First of all, He…
The Fathering crisis is here and now. 42% of children raised without a father present in the home. Your guess is as good as mine as the functionality levels of the 58% who are physically present. Children as a consequence are being under fathered and over mothered. The moral and social consequences of this must…
God’s Better Business Bureau. Pastor David uses Labor Day as a starting point for talking about what God’s business is.
Understanding How and Why the Holy Spirit Works In Christians. The Holy Spirit does more than those things in our spirit, He also does things in our hearts, our souls, our minds, our emotions. In fact, He also does things in our bodies. In this teaching, Pastor David covers the seven things the Holy Spirit…
Throughout the Bible, God’s people are described as happy and blessed—a people who can rejoice in all circumstances. Why? Because we have a personal relationship with God—because we know God. In Him, we have hope and strength. We live in the continual joy of His presence. And nothing can take that joy from us. No trouble can remove His joy…