Every time a church enters a stewardship campaign, there is danger and there is also opportunity. The main danger is […]
Text: Hebrews 11:13-16Last night some Moody students came over to our house for some pizza and to watch a football game. One […]
Text: II Corinthians 8:1-5Three things—apparently unrelated—have come together in my mind as I have prepared this message. First, in just a few […]
Text: 2 Timothy 4:9-22I’d like to begin by calling your attention to verses 3-4 of this passage. They describe a scene that seems […]
Text: 2 Timothy 4:1-5Almost five years ago we started sending free copies of my books to prisoners across America. Through a partnership with […]
Text: II Timothy 2:14-26Build your life on Jesus Christ and you will never be disappointed, and those who know you will be sorry to see you go.
Text: 2 Timothy 2:1-13Today we are beginning a summer series from the little book of II Timothy. People sometimes wonder how pastors choose […]
Text: II Timothy 1Loving your enemies is the final step in forgiveness. When Jesus walks with us, we will find the strength to love our enemies and to bless those who curse us.
Text: Luke 6:27-36Without forgiveness, there is no future, no freedom, and no healing. But where there is forgiveness, there is grace and mercy and a future as bright as the promises of God.
Text: Ephesians 4:29-32Blessings come to those who tithe and amazingly, Malachi 3:11 states that God will keep certain bad things from happening when we give Him our first fruits. When we give, we put ourselves in a position to trust God to meet all my needs. In addition, God declares in verse 12 that His plan for global evangelization will be met. Can you imagine what would happen to the cause of missions if every believer would give at least 10% to kingdom purposes?
Text: Malachi 3:6-12