There is No Greater Love: A Memorial Day Tribute

Memorial Day is a day to honor men and women who went into battle but did not survive. With their lives, they paid the ultimate price. The late U.S. Army General Norman Schwarzkopf once said, “It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a...

Like the South-Pointing Chariot, the Law Leads Home

May  21, 2017 Romans 5:12-20 If you were Jewish in the first century, you might have idolized Saul.  He studied the Hebrew Bible under one of the best Jewish teachers of the Law, a man named Gamaliel. To his credit, he zealously lived out his faith-based on the Law of...

Should We Pray Like Hannah?

Should We Pray Like Hannah? Mother’s Day 1 Samuel 1:1-17 How many of you have ever been desperate for help, so you decided that praying was a good idea?  We all petitioned God for help, especially when we get in trouble.  As the saying goes, there are no atheists in...

Should We Pray Like Nehemiah?

Should We Pray Like Nehemiah? Nehemiah 1:1-11 The year was around 445 B.C. The King of Babylon had defeated Israel and most of the Jews were exiled in Babylon. Back in Jerusalem, the walls and the gates to the Holy City were destroyed. Many years later, Persia...

Should We Pray Like Gideon?

Judges 6:12-16; 36-40 April 30, 2017 Two of the most important times in our lives to ask for God’s guidance are when we are beginning a family and when we are separating from our family. Today we celebrate with three families that God has blessed with children in the...