So many good things have been going on as we discussed the work of the Holy Spirit during April-May. The Q&A’s were powerful as were the discussions in life groups, but how do we keep the momentum going? Here are five important ways: 1.     Ask God to make you more…

In a couple of weeks we begin a marriage series and have our marriage conference on August 7-8. (Register here.) So many so need this as you are well aware. Let’s do battle in prayer for the gospel to cut through the lies, hurt and unforgiveness that cripples marriages. Jesus invited me to roll away the stone in front of Lazarus’ tomb so he could then bring…

       A friend mentioned to me his problem in hearing or discerning the Holy Spirit’s leading. “How do I know it’s not just my own thoughts or self-talk?” That’s a great question, and there’s a really good reason why we struggle with this. When the Holy Spirit communicates to us, he does so through our…

      Teaching on the family is always dangerous business. No other set of relationships (marriage, family, parenting) consumes so much of our lives or is as easily intertwined with our identity as these. Because of that, satan loves to sow seeds of lives. Here are some of his favorites…      1.    …

     If the Beatitudes do anything for us, they should shatter the way that religion causes us to put faith in a category separate from real life. Jesus, in Matthew 5-7, is telling us, “This is what life is all about!” He is encouraging us to trade in our view of life for his view of life.      Assess your life against…

     “Make the most of every opportunity,” Paul exhorts us in Colossians 4.  Voting is one of the ways we do that. Now’s the time to vote in the mayoral runoff election. In the general election only 11.8% of voters actually voted. Regardless of the outcome of an election, voting is an opportunity for  the followers of Christ…

     We navigate through most of our lives using our physical senses and the system works pretty well. Where it doesn’t always serve us as well is in areas of faith and things of the Spirit. This is why many struggle with their faith (actually all of us at some time). God gets this and he steps up to bridge the gap between the spiritual and the…

     I’ve got some pastor friends who, upon hearing about my preaching on 1 Cor. 14, might ask, “Are you crazy!?” They’d probably rather teach on tithing and lust (two other crowd favorites…just kidding).      One thing I’ve come to find great comfort in is simply teaching verse by verse through…

     Several times in my life I’ve encountered a bit of theological offense. I feel it when I’m presented with something that challenges my understanding of God and how he does things. I’ve found three reasons for the sense of offense I’ve felt. Sometimes it’s because……