Remember our goal for you in this series which is three-fold: To love the Word To learn the Word To live the Word Over the last number of months we have shared with you two “Bible beholdings”: If you want to know God you must know the Bible. Prayer is talking to God.  The Bible is God talking to us. We then began to share with you “Four Awesome Assignments to Assist you with the Word”: Activate the Word Three ways to activate God’s Word:              1) Faith activates the Word (Heb. 4:2)              2)...

Remember our goal for you in this series which is three-fold: To love the Word To learn the Word To live the Word Over the last number of months we have shared with you two “Bible beholdings”: If you want to know God you must know the Bible. Prayer is talking to God.  The Bible is God talking to us. We then began to share with you “Four Awesome Assignments to Assist you with the Word”: Activate the Word Three ways to activate God’s Word:              1) Faith activates the Word (Heb. 4:2)              2)...

To truly love, learn and live the Word of God…you must trust the Word of God!  That is not the easiest thing in the world to do as this culture is attacking the validity of the Bible in a vicious way.The Bible tells us, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away” (Matt. 24:35).  Over the next number of months I am going to share with you some fascinating truths that will help you defend the Word of God to an antagonistic culture.  This is called “apologetics”.  Now I know this is a fancy theological...

My goal for you in this series is three-fold: To love the Word To learn the Word To live the Word Over the last number of months we have shared with you two “Bible beholdings”: If you want to know God you must know the Bible. Prayer is talking to God.  The Bible is God talking to us. We then began to share with you “Four Awesome Assignments to Assist you with the Word”: Activate the Word Three ways to activate God’s Word:              1) Faith activates the Word (Heb. 4:2)              2) Revelation activates...

The first of each month we share First Tuesday's Teaching Tips. These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. Thanksgiving season always reminds us of our relationships. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom to consider during this time of year (and all year) Doing little things for others makes you happy. Humble people don't think less of themselves; they just think of themselves less. The most important relationships in your life are built on small, consistent deposits of time.  Consistent, not random availability. You make a living by what you get you make a life by what you give. ~from Winning...

This week we are going to jump right into where we left off last week. We have been sharing “Four Awesome Assignments to Assist you with the Word”: Activate the Word Three ways to activate God’s Word:          1.) Faith activates the Word (Heb. 4:2)          2.) Revelation activates faith (Eph. 1:18)          3.) Meditation activates revelation (Joshua 1:8).      2. Accept the Word (Matt. 7:24-27). No matter what comes your way…sunshine or storms…let the Word of God have the final say! “Yes but Pastor, I don’t fully understand it.”  You eat three times a day and you don’t...

Recently I was in Jamaica ministering for my dear friends, Pastors Richard and Joye Keane of Family Church on the Rock.  I was simply sitting in my chair about to go up to minister and I had my Bible open.  Unbeknownst to me, one of the women on our mission team was sitting directly behind me and took a picture of my open Bible.  She then posted this on her Facebook page and it was then circulated all over the place.  In this picture, my Bible was a mess.  The pages are covered in my notes and many pages are...