If solving emotional issues was as simple as popping a pill, we all would have been cured years ago. Pills work for some, but usually they mask the symptoms and they don’t deal with the underlying issues. We don’t need another band-aid, we need to go to the very heart of the matter, and that takes us…

When it comes to knowing the will of God and hearing God’s voice, there are four primary ways that the Holy Spirit speaks to us today. These aren’t the only four. God can speak to us however He wants. But these are the four primary ways he speaks to us today through his Holy Spirit.And…

Here is the wedding sermon from a recent marriage ceremony where I talked about redefining the expectations we have for marriage: Marriage is one of the most powerful covenants in the world today. It has the power to bring untold joy, happiness, peace, contentment, companionship, intimacy and love to us. No other human relationship can…

You don’t have to read very far into the New Testament to see just how important repentance is. At the beginning of John the Baptist’s ministry (Matthew 3:1-2), Jesus’ ministry (Mark 1:14-15), and Peter’s ministry on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:37-38), they all preached repentance.  So, repentance is absolutely foundational to our relationship with…

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