by Steve S. | Jan 13, 2009 | Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose, Heaven, Hell, Israel, Obedience, peace, possessions, Prayer, purpose, success, Trust
“And the Scriptures also say, ‘He is the Stone that some will stumble over and the Rock that will make them fall.’ They will stumble because they will not listen to God’s word, nor obey it, and so this punishment must follow – that they will...
by Steve S. | Dec 16, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose, Heaven, joy, love, Obedience, peace, possessions, Prayer, purpose, Trust
Saturday morning came and Cora Lee’s chickens never entered my mind. Christmas was just three days away and I had a hundred last minute chores still undone. Sunday morning Ray asked the congregation to remember Cora Lee in prayer. She had slipped into a coma...
by Steve S. | Dec 16, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, God's purpose, Heaven, joy, love, Obedience, peace, possessions, Prayer, purpose, Trust
“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain  poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, ‘Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all …'” (Luke 21: 1-3) Terry Creek...
by Steve S. | Dec 16, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, God's purpose, Heaven, Hell, joy, love, money, Obedience, peace, possessions, Prayer, purpose, success, Tapestry, Trust
“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths;” (Psalm 25:4) One of my favorite movie scenes comes from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” It’s where Indy discovers the cave where the Holy Grail is supposed to be, but he’s...
by Steve S. | Nov 6, 2008 | agape, Fruit of the Spirit, God's purpose, Israel, love, peace, purpose
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” (I Peter 3:9) Last week I introduced you to a modern day ‘rich young ruler’; Reuel McFarland. Unlike his...
by Steve S. | Sep 25, 2008 | Fruit of the Spirit, God's purpose, Heaven, peace, purpose
“The mind of the sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6) That sounds a little off, doesn’t it? When someone says he’s got voices in his head we want to fit him for a jacket with straps on the...
