Who here has ever felt like they hated someone? (Love) Ever been sad or depressed? (Joy) Ever felt a little anxiety? (Peace) Have any of us ever been impatient or violent? (Long-suffering / gentleness) Who here has ever said or done something that was hurtful? (Goodness) Anybody other than me ever wondered whether God really […]
Anybody here, besides me, ever been afraid? What are some of the things we are afraid of? Failure? Embarrassment? Getting beat up? Losing our shoes? Getting old? My personal fear, the one I struggle with more then any other: the fear of success. Although I am also struggling with a little bit of stage fright […]
Today is Palm Sunday. Do we all know what happened today, and why it is referred to as Palm Sunday? Every gospel has this event recorded, because of the tremendous significance in Christian history. Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-40; John 12:9-19. First let’s talk about Lent. Lent is the 40 days preceding Easter that […]
This is a big argument, one that has torn church bodies apart and caused many rifts in the “Church.” So what does scripture say? I studied this for some time and have come to my conclusion. I’m going to preach a little differently today. First, I’m going to present both sides of the argument, and […]