John 15:6 We are nothing without Jesus. That sounds harsh, but sometimes our heart needs to be reminded of that. John 15:6 says, “If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.” This verse has very specific wording: if you do not remain in me. He is addressing Christians, those who call themselves fol...  Read More

John 15:5 We can do nothing without Christ! It's amazing, just a few weeks ago we talked about how God is always with us. We have been looking into the story and life of Joseph and how God tells us time and time again how He was with Joseph. He went through many terrible things but he also was given some great privileges! When things were great, he was given a high office in Egypt and essentially ...  Read More

Week 4Main Point and Overview: So many people are always looking for the “silver bullet” to fix their family problems. They believe that if the pastor or podcaster or “self-help guru” can simply give them a “formula,” they can heal their family issues. What pastors have seen over the years is that many people are not willing to “put the work” into their spiritual healing. Instead, most are looking...  Read More

Genesis 45-50 So much can be said about the necessity for us to have a spirit of forgiveness if we want to live happily in this life. To be driven by resentment and to maintain the position of the victim, seldom if ever results in a happy and fruitful life. It is so important for our children to see forgiveness demonstrated in the home. Just like any other relationship, there are times when it see...  Read More

Genesis 42-44 What goes around…comes around, is the saying we are all used to hearing. In Gen. 42-44 we see how Joseph starts to handle how his brothers treated him now that they need his help. The brothers have NO clue Joseph is the man they are dealing with to get the grain they needed, but Joseph knew who they were. To be honest, that is pretty amazing that after all those years and aging,  Jos...  Read More

Genesis 41 It’s always easy for us to firmly believe that God always has a plan when life is going great. However, it gets a lot harder to remember that truth when life is not going as we had planned. We see this reality play out in our lives but also in the life of Pharaoh. The problem when reading today's Scripture in Genesis 41 is we often just think about Pharaoh’s dream and how God is showing...  Read More