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14　“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—15　just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16　I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and... Read More →

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I am so grateful for the time that Annette and I got to spend with the deacons and their spouses today at McKees Mills Baptist Church.  God has blessed me with amazing leaders whose love for God is more than apparent to everyone that they meet!  We got to eat plenty of food and... Read More →

King Asa started out as a reformation king who was zealous for God. 2 Chronicles 14 :2 states that Asa did what was right in God’s sight by removing foreign altars, high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles. He commanded Judah to seek the Lord and to obey all of His... Read More →

During Christ’s crucifixion Luke tells the story of two criminals that were crucified at the same time as Jesus. One of the criminals saw Jesus as a fake and sarcastically asked Him to prove He was the Messiah by coming down off of the cross. The other criminal did not see... Read More →

When apostle John writes to Gaius in 3 John he gives him the best compliment a Christian could ever receive: It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it (3 John 3) I can think of no... Read More →

In the beginning of Psalms 23 it says the Lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing.  Ever since I was a young boy of 10 Jesus has been my Shepherd.  I have always strived to make Him the Lord of my life (Romans 10:9) by asking Him to guide each of my footsteps (Psalms 119:33).  The... Read More →

King Saul from the Old Testament is often remembered only for having been the king who unsuccessfully tried to kill king David – “the man after God’s heart.” What we often forget is that Saul was a great king for the first 15 years! It was only after Saul... Read More →

Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are not to show favoritism within the house of God. People with similar personality characteristics to that of your own are easy to love. Sharing similar interest in music, sports or theology makes it easy to love and “hang out” with... Read More →

James Chapter 1 James tells the believer to consider it pure joy when going through various trials. When things don’t go our way we often throw ourselves a pity party. We become angry, bitter, resentful or scared of the predicament that we are facing. We see trials as... Read More →