If I have led you to believe that Christian growth will only come from beholding (looking at) Christ, then I have not been complete. Certainly, we are to look to Christ and behold His glory to admire Him and love Him (2 Cor 3:18). But that picture could be misleading as the mental image of beholding […]
When I was a youth pastor, a father of a youth came into my office and said that he could trust me even though he didn’t know me that well. His reason? “People who love children can be trusted,” he said. He himself was a lover of children. He coached a youth soccer team until […]
Is your burden becoming too hard for you to bear? Do you feel stressed out beyond your ability? It’s because you are not coming to Jesus. Something Pastor Eldie preached yesterday really made me think. Jesus said, “… my yoke is easy and my burden light.” (Matt 11:30) So, what does it mean if my […]
Who is your favorite preacher to listen to? Why? Consider this though: How you hear the preaching may be more important than how it is preached. With modern technological advancement, we have almost unlimited sources of sermons. We can pick and choose our favorite preachers online to listen to. I personally have 5 preachers that I […]
Two of the most effective tools Satan uses to bring people to hell are comfort and riches. Are you comfortable? Are you rich? (If you own a car, you are richer than most of the world) I am. And therefore, I must watch myself carefully lest Satan drags me to hell. Looking at a whole crowd […]
I lived apart from my parents for 2 years when I was 11 and 12. They sent me away to a big city for a better education since our family lived in a small rural town. It was then that I truly felt my mother’s love for me. I never resented being sent away. I […]
The trouble with living God’s ways is that it does not seem to “pay” to do so. There is no immediate benefit to it! Perhaps it is the fault of the popular preachers and Christians writers who made us think that if we follow God, then good things will start happening to us almost instantly. […]
How happy is he for whom God is enough! Happy is he who finds contentment and joy in resting in God. I am the unhappiest when I have it my way, knowing that it’s not God’s way. I may like having it my way for the moment, but I can’t truly enjoy it since I […]
In general, we are too soft when it comes to dealing with unbelievers. In the name of being winsome, perhaps we, Christians, have become too soft to the point of being ineffective in dealing with the unbelievers around us. We have been taught, if you grew up in a church, to be kind and shine […]
Who you are under is infinitely more important than who are under you. When I was little, my mom told me to be the “head” and not the “tail.” What she meant was for me to work hard and move up the ladder to be a leader and not be a bottom-feeder. Although spoken with […]