STANDING FIRM IN GOD’S GRACE BY STANDING FIRM IN MARRIAGE Marriage has been under attack in our society for some time now. God’s Word teaches that marriage is between a naturally born male and a naturally born female for a lifetime. “How do we stand firm in our marriages?” Peter says to us… 1 Peter 3:1 Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, What does it mean to be subject to... Read more
STANDING FIRM IN GOD’S GRACE by PUTTING AWAY SINFUL HABITS I remember when I was 8 years old and my dad was the pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Knob Lick, Kentucky in 1980. I had recently given my life to Jesus Christ, and I was in Sunday School class that morning. My teacher asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. We went around the room and answered the question, at... Read more
THEME: STAND FIRM IN GOD’S GRACE THE BENEFITS OF SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST 1 PETER 1:13-2:3 When we come to God and God redeems our souls, we have many errant thoughts about ourselves, Him, and how to have a real relationship with Him and others. Our salvation that is permanent and guaranteed through the finished work of Christ, then must be “worked out” in our lives, emotions, thoughts, and eventually actions and relationships. The Bible... Read more
GOD’S LOYAL LOVE FOR YOU Peter knew what it was like to fail in His faith and yet God not give up on Him. My hope is, by the end of this article, you do too! Peter writes in 1 Peter 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from... Read more
DO YOU EVER FEEL EXILED IN YOUR OWN LIFE? The life of faith in Jesus will have its challenges. The people in Peter’s Day had lost confidence that God’s grace could be found through the Christian faith. They were wavering on the finished work of Christ on the cross. The suffering of their present day at the hands of Nero was leaving them in the throes of doubt. Understandably so! What is it in your life that causes... Read more
LIVING OUT PEACE IN AN ANXIOUS WORLD It is possible in spite of great grief, sorrow, loss, discouragement, confusion, pain and broken relationships, to learn how to live in the peace of Jesus and return to peace when ambushed by the anxieties and the brokenness of this life. All of us battle anxiety. All of us struggle to live in the peace of Christ. All of us struggle to remain in perfect peace. However, the Prince... Read more
LIVING IN PEACEFUL ENCOURAGEMENT Thirty years ago, my mother was killed by a drunk driver at the age of forty-five. It rocked my world, caused me to question everything I knew about God, and has reshaped every day of my life since. I honor her life with my life and will to the day I die. Her godly fingerprints are all over my life. I remember when my mother was killed, it sent me into great season... Read more
LAUREN DAIGLE AND CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION At the Dove Awards show, a few months ago, Lauren Daigle was asked by a reporter to share her encouragement to the younger generation. Lauren said she asked God for a backbone of boldness. Lauren went on to encourage teenagers to stand up to bullies knowing God is by their side. She said, “I would just say, ‘Blessed are those who are persecuted.’ That’s what always comes to mind. I know that it’s difficult and not... Read more
STAY IN THE JEEP We are now almost two years into this covid pandemic and emotionally and spiritually we are starting to see the toll that this season is taking on the hearts of God’s people, especially families with children and students. Both nationally and locally, as a pastor, I have observed and read that the online church engagement has dropped drastically in the past few months, yet in person attendance has not seen a huge increase in... Read more
WORKING OUT PEACE The anxiety you feel right now is an opportunity for God to show you how His peace, that is already in you through His Holy Spirit as His child, can still come out of you and overcome the anxiety in you. His presence of peace in you is greater than the anxiety coming from the circumstances around you. Certainly ask God to change your circumstances, but my experience is, God wants to often times teach me... Read more
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