A cornerstone is a key part of any building structure. It’s said that the building rests on that particular stone to gain its maximum strength. If this is true, the cornerstone is critical. You don’t want a cornerstone made out of a soft material. You don’t want a cornerstone for your building made from a…
It’s easy at times in our lives to be discouraged but there’s a great reason for hope in this life. There are all kinds of statistics that cause great fear in the lives of the people of the church. In North America roughly 4000 churches close each and every year, while only 1000 new ones…
It seems like our lives are getting busier and busier. No matter how fast you move, it’s just hard to keep up much less get ahead at all. It’s coming up on vacation season and you know what that means right? You have to work twice as hard to prepare to be gone. Then you’ll…
Yesterday was a pretty big day in the church. If you’re a Jesus follower, then hopefully you heard mention of something called Pentecost yesterday. The long and short of Pentecost is that it was the time when God gave us his Holy Spirit. The disciples were in a house when a breeze blew through the…
Sometimes life deals us some pretty hard hits. We wonder why does this kind of thing happen to me. We ask where did God go in the midst of my pain! We yell at God and wonder how he could let something like this happen to me. When some devastations hit our lives, we feel…
Some days we just need to be reminded of the amazing things that surround us. It’s so easy to overlook the good stuff. It’s easy to take things for granted. It’s way too easy to get so caught up in the everyday things of life that we forget the stuff that really matters. This morning we…
Yesterday in worship a little guy from our congregation wanted to sing a song. He’s done it before. Most of the songs he sings fall on the easy side. But yesterday he wanted to sing this song about sisters and brothers. It’s a great song and he did an amazing job. The message of the…
About a year ago we introduced the concept of Christian Neighboring to the congregation I serve. It was a lot of fun, and we were able to make impact in people’s lives as a result. The goal of Christian Neighboring is not to add numbers to the local church. As a matter of fact we…
It was a Wednesday morning. I arrived at church a little early to put some finishing touches on a bible study that I had prepared for the ladies at church. We were reading through the book of Romans. It’s a rich book. The thoughts and teachings in this book are some of the heaviest in…
It’s so easy to get caught up in the rat race of this life. We’re always trying to get ahead. We strive to do our best. We want to get ahead. We work for the raise. We show up early to work and often stay late. We do everything our boss wants just to get…
