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Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. – 1 John 2:6 NLT The 19th-century British evangelist Rodney (Gypsy) Smith once said, “There are five Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and the Christian—but most people never read the first four.” The reason so many people doubt Christianity today is because many have not seen the authentic life change in those who claim to be believers. It’s easy to go to church, hear three points and…

John 14:19   Because I live, you will live too. This past week for Christians was like our Super Bowl. Everything that is foundational to the Christian faith comes together in this one week in light of Christ’s death on the Cross and His Resurrection. These two significant events have changed the course of history and impacted the lives of millions. The Cross of Jesus has turned a symbol of shame, guilt and death made famous by the Roman Empire into…

Jesus said, “Because I live, you will live too.” John 14:19 This week is what is known as Holy Week or Passion Week. It is the last week in the life of Christ before His Death, Burial, and Resurrection. It is what we believers would say is the most important week in human history because during this week we see love at its finest, evil at its darkest, and victory over the enemy of death at its greatest. On what…

Matthew 28:18-20 “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” The Church, according to the Scripture, is a family of faith where forgiven sinners rejoice in the grace given…

Love is a most confusing term these days because what many call “love” isn’t love at all. So today to get a better understanding of what love actually is I will let the Apostle Paul speak for himself. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 HOLMAN If I speak human or angelic languages but do not have love, I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I…

1 Peter 4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; Hebrews 10:23-25 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. As a pastor…

Joshua 24:15… But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Every day we are faced with choices to make. Some of us like making decisions and some of us run from making decisions in our lives. We are faced with choices in how we are going to spend our time, money, educational goals, etc. that one day will make up the sum of our life. One day all of us will look back and see what…

I was talking to my uncle the other day who said that he had been in and out of church most of his life and had never been regular until these last few years, but he was taken aback at how Christians can argue over the silliest of things. I agreed! Over the years as a pastor, sadly, too many of my phone calls are not pertaining to theological questions, but where people have gotten upset over one thing or…

Philippians 2:14-16 Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life—. I was talking to my uncle the other day who said that he had been in and out of church most of his life and had never been regular until these last few years, but he…

Is Christianity and Socialism compatible? Many refer, in recent threads on social media that I have read, how the early church in its community shared its property and goods to give to those in need and the poor. Acts 4:32 “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had.” No question this was the case, but is this the type of socialism being…