Seven Weapons of Spiritual Warfare Thank you, Lord, for the weapons You give us in our battle against sin. I must confess: as soon as I get confident in my ability “not to sin,” or shortly after telling someone how they can find victory in Christ over their sin, I...
The Breach Between Belief and Behavior Every human being who has ever walked the face of the earth, except for the one man Jesus Christ, has at one point or another known the right thing but failed to do it. Whether as a child knowing it is kind to share toys with a...
Barrenness In The Old Testament Of all the breathtaking miracles we encounter throughout the Old Testament: the ten plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, manna and water in the wilderness, Joshua commanding the sun to stand still, Elijah summoning fire on Mount Carmel,...
Sermon Summary: “Go Back to Your First Love” Friends, I want you to imagine something with me: The first time you truly fell in love 🙂 that all-consuming, fiery first love—the constant hand-holding, written love notes, creative dates, those 45-minute...
My wife has been encouraging me to write lately, and I have to admit, it’s been hard. We just moved from California to Texas, trading the coast of Oceanside for the plains of Fort Worth. In the chaos of it all and the excitement of new beginnings, I find myself in a...
Summary: Faith in Action: The Theology of a Living Faith (James 2:14-26) This sermon, titled “Faith in Action: The Theology of a Living Faith,” addresses the struggle to live out an action-packed faith rather than one that is merely an “intellectual...
