Fit for a Servant (3/17/19 John #48) ATTN: Several high profile personnel are embroiled in the college bribery cases where they paid large sums of money and fabricated data to get their children into top colleges. I was really sad because one of them was in the show that I really liked growing up – […]
The Good Samaritan (3/10/19 Family Service) Interesting Question: I want you to imagine you died and are standing in front of God. Hopefully, that won’t be a shocker to you – “what? There is a god?” It’s too late if that’s the first time you realized it… And the only thing that He’s going to […]
Dying with Jesus so that we can live with Him (3/3/19 John Series #48) ATTN: A mother of a teen once told me, “Being a student is what’s priority for my child right now. Once he gets his education, then he can serve God!” I forget what I said back to the mother. But […]
The worth of Jesus: What is He worth to you?-(John series-Chapter 12) Introduction: Relevance and Reference point of your soul Ex: Challenge to students in the Philippines-”where do you go for the deep things of your soul?” Psalm 42:6-8-…My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember youfrom the land of Jordan and of […]
The Last Wish – Love (2/17/19 Topical 1 John 4:7-12) ATTN: I was sharing the gospel with a young lady recently and she asked me, “Is it okay to love God but not love the church people?” Now, I know why she asked. She’s been to churches where people weren’t very nice – they were […]
The Greatest Story Ever Told (2/10/19 Topical) ATTN: I believe the Bible is the greatest book of all time because it speaks of the greatest being of all time, God. And I believe the story of the prodigal son is the greatest story in the Bible because it is told by the greatest person of […]
How to deal with difficulties I don’t know if you know this, but late January-early February has been known to be the most depressing time of the year. Think about it, holidays are over, bills come flowing in, the dark gloomy days set into our memories and it seems like a month of just gray […]
When grace prevails, unity is possible Introduction: Who and what will define us: why does talking about race make us uncomfortable? Acts 17:26-28–And he made from one man every nation of mankindto live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 that they should […]
Have You Been Asking? (1/20/19 Prayer – Matthew 7:7-12) ATTN: Every Wednesday evening, I take Serrie, my 10 year old daughter, to AWANA (a Wednesday evening Christian program for children) at a large church in Puyallup. I pick her back up at 8 pm and when I do, almost invariably she asks, “Daddy, can we […]
How to be a person after god’s own heart (Family Service 1/13/19) ATTN: While every boy in Sunday School sees himself as David, defeating a giant, when I was little, I identified more with Goliath. I was big, fat, and slow. So, whenever we would re-enact the story of David and Goliath, well, guess who […]