God does not call us to be successful, but to be obedient.
The greatest surprise in life to me is the brevity of life.
Our afflictions would trouble us much less if we knew God’s reason for sending them.
The resurrection blasts apart the finality of death, providing an alternative to the stifling, settling dust of death and opens the way to new life.
Prayer is more than a wish; it is the voice of faith directed to God.
When you follow Christ, it must be a total burning of all your bridges behind you.
The Bible is not an option, it is a necessity. You cannot grow spiritually strong without it.
May the Lord bless you real good.
Only as we bow in contrition, confession, and repentance at the foot of the cross, can we find forgiveness. There is the grace of God.
One with God is a majority.
The angels minister to God’s servants in time of hardship and danger.
God can use a sensitive Christian to be a rich blessing in the life of one who knows pain and sorrow.
Don’t let past mistakes keep you from seeking God.
The Bay Area is so beautiful, I hesitate to preach about heaven while I’m here.
No matter what you might be going through right now, God has blessed you far more than you probably imagine-not just with material goods, but with family, with freedom and with the ability to enjoy His gifts.
Most of all, God has blessed us by giving us the privilege of knowing Him and walking with Him every day. He did this by sending His Son into the world to die for our sins.
When life is hard it’s easy to focus only on the bad things and forget all about the good things God has given us. But God has blessed every one of us in ways we often overlook.
During this Christmas season, when the world seems to be in turmoil, wars are breaking out in different places, crime is rampant, and many things are happening that are great sins in the sight of God. But in that crib is the person who grew up to save us. And He did.
The most prominent place in hell is reserved for those who are neutral on the great issues of life.
There is a vast difference between intellectual belief and the total conversion that saves the soul.