Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ. Philippians 3:8 In Philippians 3:4–7 Paul tells us he had acquired all the credentials that anyone could imagine they would need to be a righteous person. He was a Jew, and the Jews had always had a special place in God’s dealings with the human race. He had real adv

Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 Well today we is the first day of the New Year. The New Year means different things to different people. For some it is an exciting time as they look forward to what the New Year will bring. For others it may be a time to refle

Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, demonstrating all gentleness to all men. Titus 3:1-2 How should a believer respond when we are confronted with those that disagree with our beliefs or who are even openly hostile to our walk with Christ? Paul addressed this in his letter to Titus. The apostle did not call for believers to exercise civil disobedience to protest

And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 So what will we do when we get to heaven? I have heard some really strange ideas about what will go on in heaven. Following are some of the things I have actually heard people say at funerals about what we will be doing in heaven: drinking beer with our friends, playing golf, fishing, gardening in our flower beds, playing with our pets, playing bridge, playing baseball, become ange

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them

A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass. Isaiah 40:6-7 There are approximately 7 billion people living in the world today, give or take a few 100 million. Unless the Lord returns every one of those 7 billion people will die. We are here for a season and then like the grass and flowers we w

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 1 John 5:1 I get asked all the time, “Pastor how can I know that I am saved”. One of the signs of a true believer of Christ is that you love God. Throughout Gods Word we are commanded to love the Lord our God with all our heart mind and soul. A clear sign that you love God is that you love His children. That is, you love your brothers and

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” Acts 9:15-16 When we tell someone that God has a wonderful plan for their life and that they need to trust in Him for their salvation, we need to understand that wonderful plan may mean they give up their life for Him. From the first recorded Christian martyr, St

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel, not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. Galatians 1:6-7 We have all seen the coexist bumper sticker pictured above. Each letter represents a religion or belief. C is the symbol for Islam, O is the symbol for peace, E is the symbol for males/females, X is the symbol for Judaism, I