Pride…what a sneaky monster.  I’m not talking about the pride that you feel when your child does good at a recital or a sporting event.  I’m talking about that monster that cloaks itself in light and beauty while all the time devouring the soul and separating us from our Creator.  Pride is so slick that we can feel our egos swell with how humble we are. Pride destroys families, shatters friendships, corrupts countries,...

Each of us has a doorway to blessing.  For those that walk through the doorway, there is no amount of discussion, skillful avoidance, or assault that can persuade them that God does not bless the tithe.  When we consider that Jesus demands everything that we are and have, tithing is really a simple teaching that should be considered the first step in a life of joyful giving.  When we teach tithing, we fall 90% short of the truth.  Do an...

This 2nd week of stewardship month, we will be looking at how we can be good stewards of the Church.  I have heard people say that they are members of the universal church in order to avoid attending a local church.  That’s a giant copout!  Jesus and the disciples were not vague about what they were doing.  They saw missionary work as building local churches.  The church is a community within a community and also a community...

We are entering stewardship month.  A month when we talk about the ways in which God expects us to invest ourselves for His purposes.  This week, we will be looking at the family.  All of us have loved ones over which we wish we could somehow wave Moses’ staff and have them come to know Christ as their savior, but just because we ourselves do not have the power to save does not mean that we do not have power.  We have mighty power...

Jesus tells us some strong things about the Law.  He said that he came to fulfill it.  He said that those who break it and teach others to do the same will be called least in the Kingdom.  He also told us that those who wish to obey them must do a better job than the Pharisees did if they are to enter the Kingdom.  Besides being a mighty blow to the pride of the Pharisees, this really lowers the hammer on those of us who have not paid...

Do you worry about tomorrow?  Do you make up situations to complain and worry about?  Do you question God with hypotheticals?  Do you have no rest because your eyes are looking this way and that way?  This week, we will be looking at how Jesus reveals our faith.  If you are reading this, then God has sustained you a lifetime until this very moment.  He cares for the birds of the air and the lilies of the field, and your condition, no...