Archive for August 2026
Are You Distracted by Everything Around You?
It’s never been easy being a Christian. What was true two thousand years ago is still true. We are surrounded by distractions around every turn. It could be wealth. It could be power. It could just about anything that takes our attention away from God. Most of all, we are busy. We live in a…
Read MoreEpisode 490 – Our Chance to Honor God
In the Gospel story of the Vineyard, Christ takes the Church away from the servants who didn’t produce fruit for God. The Church was given to us to produce fruit. The Church is more than just the building. God will demand an accounting of us when He returns. How will God see our behavior toward…
Read MoreFreedom Requires Endurance in Faith
We like to think that it would be easier to be a Christian if we never had to endure suffering. If we weren’t the target of persecution from a society that is against us. If we didn’t have to fight off temptation around every corner. I believe it would be much harder. You see, if…
Read MoreKnowing About God isn’t Enough
Everyone knows we’re supposed to read our Bible. What everyone doesn’t know is that reading our Bible is just the beginning. Once we know about God through the Bible, then we can get to know Him personally. Then we can follow Him. Then we can call Him Lord and love Him. We must remember that…
Read MoreEpisode 489 – Giving is a High Calling
When a rich young man asked Christ, “What good thing must I do to inherit eternal life,” Christ called him to a higher expectation. Life is more than just following the rules and commandments. If we really want to accept God’s high calling, we must be willing to love Him more than anything else in…
Read MoreNot of Noble Blood
There are two types of people in the world. There re those who think they are special and those who don’t. There are those who think they are underdogs and those who think they rule the rest of us. In Christ, there are no underdogs and no rulers. We are all together in Christ. God…
Read MoreReconciliation Is Victory
Wouldn’t you just love to be in an argument and there were no losers? What if I told you there was a way that every disagreement could be resolved without us vs them or me vs you? There is a way, and it is blessed by God. Brethren, Christ died for all, that those who…
Read MoreJudgment Cannot be Avoided
From the time we are small children, we try to hide from judgment. Even an only child will hide from his parents when they discover the broken lamp. “No. It wasn’t me.” We do all sorts of things to avoid judgment, but experience teaches us that it still comes. Brethren, we must all appear before…
Read MoreEpisode 488 – Forgive the Small Things
When we stand in front of the Judgment Seat of God He will take an account of our life. The only way for us to be forgiven by God will be our ability to forgive even the smallest things that others have done against us. All our begging won’t help if we hold on to…
Read MoreChurch Growth
Church growth isn’t what you think it is. It isn’t about numbers of people in the pews. It isn’t about collections. It isn’t even about how large a temple the Church needs on a Sunday morning. Although these are all indicators of church growth. Actual growth is different. With so much attention given to the…
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