Romans 12:1-2 As a parent, you can think of countless sacrifices that you have made for your kids, I’m sure. Why did you do it? It’s because you loved them. Growing up, my mom and dad sacrificed a lot to put my siblings and I through Christian school and then Bible college. My dad often wore the same old clothes, and my mom didn’t experience the trips and treasures that she could have experienced....  Read More

2 Peter 1:3-8 Here we are already halfway through the first month of the new year. If you set a few goals or resolved to change any behaviors, how are you doing with that? Perhaps you resolved to exercise more, pay down debts, read your Bible more, lose weight, cut down your screen time, quit cussing, learn something new, stop smoking, read more, or spend more time with family. Growth. I think we ...  Read More

Romans 8:31-39 Have you ever gotten separated from your parents in a grocery store? I feel like that is a universal experience! The feelings of fear and uncertainty overcome you as you frantically search up and down the aisles, hoping they wouldn't leave without you!   Before Jesus, we were separated from God and without hope. We lived in fear and uncertainty; wandering alone and frantically searc...  Read More

Romans 8:28-30 We serve a great and awesome God! He is a Father who knows everything, created everything, and has an eternal love that has no beginning and no end. I think that so many people go through life asking, what is their purpose? People can spend their lives asking, is this all there is? Is there a reason why I am even here? So many movies and other things are about people who have lost a...  Read More

Romans 7:14-25 The alarms are sounding, big flashing red lights are going crazy, and the news reporter hits us with the BIG HEADLINER: “The struggle is real, we indeed are all sinners.” That's right, we all struggle with sin! The Bible tells us in Romans 3:10-12, “there is no one good, no not one.” Paul goes on to tell us in Romans 7:14-25 that what he wants to do, he does not do, and what he does...  Read More

Romans 6:11-13 “Dead man walking” is a phrase that was used by guards many years ago in prisons. When a death row inmate was taken from his cell to be executed, the guards would shout “dead man walking” as he headed to the execution chamber. This phrase is a great way to sum up our lives before salvation. As an unbeliever I was a “dead man walking” – my sin, my rebellion against God, and His comma...  Read More