ASKING & RECEIVING 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10…

Over 70% of church attending teenagers…teenagers who regularly attend church when they are in their parents homes…over 70%…walk away from Christianity within a few years of leaving their parents home…this number has risen over the last few years alone. Which means less than three out of 10 church attending…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

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Joke: Boudreaux told Thibidoux, My uncle made him a new kind of car. He took the engine from a Ford… the transmission from a Chevy… and the tires from a Cadolac… and the exhaust system from Buick… Really? What did he get? 15 to 20 for Grand Theft Auto The Corona Virus has taken over the news all over…

Introduction Do you know what today is? The last Sunday of 2020. We are 4 days away from the new year. I remember that as this year started there was a lot of talk about having a 2020 vision and dealing with seeing clearly in a spiritual sense. None of us expected the year to turn out like it has. Here…

To love God, we must know God. This is the most essential truth you could carry away with you today. It is the most common of common sense. Unless you know someone, you will not genuinely love someone.

By Pastor Glenn Pease Bernie May, the United States Division Director of Wycliffe Bible Translators, for many years tells of his conflict with other Christians in a major book publishing deal. Chet Bitterman was shot to death by a terrorist group in Columbia, because they wanted the Bible translation…

Disagreements Friendly - My team is better than yours Preferences Fun spirit of competition Unfriendly - You are evil if you don’t do it my way Politics Human Rights and Responsibilities Belief Systems Disagreements are not new. Cain and Abel kicked things off in a big way and humans have been struggling…

4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have…

Secular - A little girl came home from school and said to her mother, “Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn’t do.” The mother exclaimed, “But that’s terrible! I’m going to have a talk with your teacher about this … by the way, what was it that you didn’t do?”The little girl…

Introduction We will be talking about prayer again this week. This text makes me feel a little uncomfortable, to be honest. I think it may do the same for you when we get done. But before that... I want us to talk about prayer in general. Have you ever given serious consideration to why we pray? Do our…

32 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. 33 And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace…

Causes of Temptations and Wrongdoings — James 4:1-6