Loneliness is rampant in our society. It's the number one emotional problem. Everybody needs friends. It's part of God's plan for our lives. When God made the world, He put man in a perfect environment and said, "It is not good for man to be alone." Sometimes the people we call our friends aren't really friends at all. Some people in our life are more like a ministry pro...

God is love.And all love comes from God.And we love because God loves us. 1 John 4:7-8 "Love comes from God for God is love." God loves you so much that he sent Jesus on a mission of love with a message of love. The Bible doesn't say God has love; it says God is love. Love is his nature; God is love. God created the entire universe. He created this planet; he created ...

Forgiveness is critical to experience true freedom in life. Even if we have been intentionally wronged, and we have the right to be upset and hold a grudge, forgiveness is the only way we can move forward with freedom and inner peace. There are four things we need do in order to experience the freedom of forgiveness. 1. I RECOGNIZE WE'RE ALL IMPERFECT When we hate someb...

We are going through 40 Days of Purpose as a church, and this week we talked about life being the dress rehearsal for eternity. That we need to use this life to prepare for all the rest of eternity. But how? Here are four ways to live a life that matters in light of eternity. 1. I Get to KNOW God. Establish your relationship with God. That's the first step. How? The sam...

We all have fears. Much of our life is spent managing our fears or avoiding the things we are afraid of. How do we overcome our fears and move forward in life with courage? The Bible talks more about fear than about heaven or hell. The angel's first words the night Jesus was born was, "Fear Not." Those same words were the first words spoken by Jesus himself after he rose f...

I talked one time to a guy who said "I climbed the ladder of success but when I got to the top I found it was leaning against the wrong wall. A lot of times we give big-time commitment to small-time causes that aren't going to last. The question you need to ask yourself that you're giving all your time, all your energy, all your thoughts, whatever you think about most, y...

Ecclesiastes 7:23-24 (MSG) I tested everything in my search for wisdom. I set out to be wise, but it was beyond me, far beyond me, and deepoh so deep! Does anyone ever find it? I concentrated with all my might, studying and exploring and seeking wisdomthe meaning of life. It's important to know the meaning of life, because when we don't understand it, it causes all kinds ...

Luke 2:1-7 About that time Emperor Augustus gave orders for the names of all the people to be listed in record books. These first records were made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to go to their own hometown to be listed. So Joseph had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David's hometown, and Joseph...

When it comes to Christmas the people go through the season in one of three ways. About half of us go through the Christmas season thinking about the past. We rehearse long forgotten memories of Christmases long, long ago. We wish for another place in time and we kind of superimpose the past into this Christmas and then we evaluate this year through the filter or grid of t...

When Jesus was taken up to heaven, he left us with the Great Commission. A command to tell others the Good News. So, how often are you sharing the Good News? I know a lot of people who are enjoying the Good News but rarely take the time to tell others the Good News. The main reason is we're too busy. We've got too many other things going on. But, what if we made time and...