Pastor’s Posts
5 Self-Defeating Strategies
We are in the middle of a great series on trying to figure out “what went wrong” — in a marriage, with my kids, with someone at work, church, the neighborhood or school. “What went wrong” with out finances, my career, etc. WEEK 1: 3 PROBLEMS IN THE HUMAN HEART Every human being deals with…
Read MoreNew Series: Managing Finances God’s Way
Tired of dealing with money pressure? Is money causing stress in your home? Beginning October 12, we will run a new series called, “Managing Finances God’s Way.” This 7-week series involves: 1. 7 messages regarding how to manage money and not let it “manage” you. 2. Video curriculum (20 minute lessons) from 5 experts in the…
Read More*** Finding Peace ***
Listen to enough people and your hear them pursuing “peace:” * Inner peace, * Peace with themselves, * Peace as opposed to being a worry-wart, * Peace in difficult relationships, circumstances, or finances, * Peace with difficult kids. Without God, people are left to find peace by their (1) circumstances and (2) own efforts. Think…
Read More***Comparison***
2 Corinthians 10:12 We do NOT dare to classify or COMPARE ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and COMPARE themselves with themselves, they are not wise. I swim at Nova Masters during lunch Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Virtually everyone there “seems” to be a Who’s Who of swimming. I…
Read MoreTo Know and Be Known
There is something God-placed, deep in the heart of every person: the longing to know and be known. You were made to “know” others and for others to “know” you. Of course that means more than knowing your name, your family, and your career. It means to know the “real” you, the parts of your…
Read MoreContentment
Contentment is one of those things we always seem to be chasing, like attorneys chasing ambulances, except the attorneys apparently catch the ambulances! Philippians 4:11 “… I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Contentment doesn’t come “naturally” or “automatically” to the Christian. Even the great apostle Paul had to learn contentment. What comes…
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