
The New Year is Coming - Part 2
READ: Romans 8:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; 3:14-21 Another year is almost near. This means we have yet another chance to make those resolutions. Those things designed to help us be better and do more this coming year. Those things that we hope will make us thinner, happier, healthier, nicer, and richer. And yes, those things that usually just end up being a to-do list for the first week of January!! One study, a few years back, found that only 45% continued with their resolutio

What's Stopping You?
The only thing stopping you from experiencing all that Christ has to offer is you. If you are striving for more of Jesus, you must allow all of Him and His power to work in you. When it comes to this, Jesus has NO interest in working out a time-share agreement. He wants His power to be flowing in and through you constantly. He is not interested in just being called upon to lend His power for the “big things” that come along. This is usually a recipe for disaster, since little

When You Have a Legion of Problems
So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the land of the Gerasenes. Just as Jesus was climbing from the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit ran out from a cemetery to meet him. This man lived among the tombs and could not be restrained, even with a chain. Whenever he was put into chains and shackles – as he often was – he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to control him. All day long and throughout the night, he

What God Did For Dahmer, He Can Do for You
Jeffrey Dahmer may very well go down in history as one of the most perverted and wicked serial killers in America. A confessed sexual predator, he abducted, raped, tortured, murdered and cannibalized his many young victims. When looking for a picture of evil personified, some might settle on a picture of Jeffrey Dahmer. However, I want you to picture Jeffery Dahmer differently. I want you to picture him in the arms of Jesus. "Impossible!" you shout at me. "This guy is right u

You Might Be Fine Now, But...
Perhaps you have been beaten up pretty bad in this life, or perhaps life hasn’t been all that bad. Maybe others have let you down too many times to count, or maybe people, in general, have been good to you. I don’t know what your situation is, but I do know this. Jesus can be trusted. In fact, He is the only one who can be completely trusted. Unlike us fallible humans, He is God and He is perfect. This means He is perfectly trustworthy and His success rate in dealing with sin

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I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. ~ Ephesians 1:19,20 (NLT) When my son, Kyle, was young, he was given a remote control Mustang Cobra from his grandparents. This was a sharp looking car about twenty inches long, with a cool paint job, and totally decked out. Kyle love