BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO JESUS "Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, "let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." ~Matthew 19:13-15 The above verses describe one of the most precious and intimate scene...

After a few weeks of providing sermon reviews on Mondays, I have decided to switch to Wednesdays. My hope is that you will use this sermon review to help you remember and respond to God's Word as it was presented on Sunday morning. Sermons are like homecooked meals, we need them for nourishment but often forget what we just ate. Inability to remember what we ate for lunch ...

An elderly pastor was watching his fourteen month old grandson stumble around the church building after service one Sunday. He marvelled as the boy dodged legs and purses and occassionally grabbed a pant leg to keep his balance. Another older man approached the pastor and said of the grandson, "Isn't is sad that your grandson has to grow up during these times. American is ...

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, loves your wives and do not be embittered against them Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart. ~Colossians 3:18-21 One of the joys of pastoring in Altanta, Missouri is...

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ r...

Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them. But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander,a...

Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. ~Colossians 3:1-...

Rececently I travelled to Alaska with another brother from the church. Our last evening there was spent in fellowship with a precious group of believers in Palmer, AK. At the beginning of the meeting the pastor asked each person to write down a question on a notecard. Following a time of prayer, the pastor selected one question at a time, and we studied how the Bible answe...

"having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead." ~Col. 2:12 NASB Baptism is a cherished moment in every Christian's life and in the life of the church. When we see people going down into the waters of baptism we say to ourselves, "God is working!" To help us truly cheris...

COLOSSIANS 2:8-23 NASB 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. 9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and author...