Jealousy…

Are you a jealous person? Why are your brothers and sisters more handsome / prettier than me? Why do your peers seem to have more money and material things than me? Why are some of your friends more popular and acceptable by others? The list of questions could be...

Temptation

Temptation is the threshold to sin! A desire to do something wrong or unwise. Temptation denotes a trial in which everyone has a free choice of being faithful or unfaithful to God. The cause of temptation comes from your mind, your inward desire to an outward occasion...

Stand – Standing – Stands

These three words may seem a bit peculiar when selecting a Biblical topic for this message. However these words speak volumes when seeking God’s instruction and encouragement to overcome trials, temptation, disappointment, and persecution . The Bible is abundantly...

Grace…

What is Grace?  -    Do we need Grace? ‘My Grace is sufficient for you’  2 Corinthians 9 Grace is God’s favor for the unworthy. God is willing to forgive us of our sins and bless us with his abundant grace despite the fact we don’t deserve it.   We are born sinners,...

Violence

Violence is not a respecter of person, young - old / male - female. Violence is everywhere, our home, our community, and in our workplace. It is defined by the World Health Organization as the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against...

*Peacemaker*

A peacemaker is defined as - one who makes peace through reconciliation. Jesus said “ Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”  Matthew 5:9 A peacemaker has a genuine love for others, encourage each other, build strong and healthy...

Prayer

Why should we pray when we think God is not answering our prayers? Jesus said to his disciples, “Have faith, you must truly believe and have no doubt in your heart,” God does answer our prayers. We need to be persistent, don’t quit asking, He will answer in His time...

Freedom & Glory… Romans 6: / Ephesians 2:

For those who believe Jesus is the son of God, he died for our sins, God raised him from the dead, we acknowledge that we are a sinner,  we have confessed and repented of our sins, asked Jesus to be a part of our life as our Lord and Savior, the following blessings...

Thoughts…

Does it really matter what I think about as long as I do what is right? Jesus says that thinking about evil is just as bad as doing evil. God looks at the condition of your heart, not just the things you do. Unclean thoughts pollute your heart and mind which  grieves...

Problems…

Problems are certain to come our way in this life, followed by the proverbial question ‘Why Me ?’ When problems present themselves, the first question we should ask is, do we believe God can help us resolve our problems? The overwhelming response should be,,, YES......