The heart of man is deceitfully wicked, who can know it.
Matthew 5:13 KJVS Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. The context of this verse in Matthew 5 sits within the sermon […]
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My stepdad passed away over a year ago, leaving all his possessions to my mother, one of which was a Rolex watch. My mother offered it to me, not knowing the watch’s value, so I began researching. You see, Harold, my deceased stepdad, was known for his bargaining ability, and I thought he may have
Preachers of the gospel, in a sense, are farmers. We are called to sow seeds, water them, and, at times, harvest the crop. As Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 3:7, “So then neither he that plants anything, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase.” But what about sowing seed on fallow ground?
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When my wife or children suffer, I suffer. It hurts me to see my loved ones hurting. I remember when my youngest daughter, at 18 months, escaped her crib, fell, and cut her lip badly. We rushed her to the emergency room, and they recommended stitches. Being a squirrely and ambitious child, she would not
“Wake up,” my wife said as our ninth grandchild, Kaysie, was about to make her grand entrance into this world. My daughter, Ashleigh, lives on the other side of town, and needed help caring for her three-year-old daughter, Haleigh, during labor. While coffee helped a little, the malaise of being awakened from a sound sleep
Rebellion: it’s the American way. Don’t like taxes? Rebel. Don’t like religious intolerance? Rebel. Don’t settle for a monarchy; create a new country, thumbing your nose at the world. And therein lies much of our problem. Before I suffered from cancer and lost everything during the housing crash of 2008, I rebelled against working for
I have a Shepherd; He is perfect. He has never sinned and never will. He is strong, bold, meek, and humble. My Pastor doesn’t live here but will be returning very soon. He answers to nobody, and His judgments are true. “He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still
There was a vineyard on a very fruitful hill. The vintner, who understood the value of the land and the potential value of the vine, took special care of his prized plants as one would care for their children. With a vision of plump grapes, he exceeded gardening standards and protocols by building a fence,
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Everyone remembers their first love. They remember when they first met, that first gaze, the first verbal exchange, and the time they first touched each other, incidental or otherwise. For some, it was a person; for others, it was a sport, a car, a sports car, a pet, or a passion. The atmosphere, whether smells
As I shared the gospel over the half-mile-haler, a young man walked up and began conversing with me about how he was “trying” to live for the Lord. My response was, “There is no try, only do.” I was attempting to quote Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back movie, where his actual quote is, “Do
