1 Timothy 1:5 tells us that the purpose for sound doctrine is love: a love for God and for one another. And the kind of love that the Apostle Paul is describing is the love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscious and a sincere faith. This week I want to encourage us to […]
Jeff Horch
Are we praying for open doors?
In Colossians 4:2, the Apostle Paul asked his Christian audience to pray for him that he would have open doors to proclaim the Gospel. What makes this request so intriguing is where Paul was at the time when we made this request. He was in prison. He was confined to a jail and mostly likely […]
Let your light shine
In Matthew 4:16, Jesus commands us to let the light of Christ that is in us shine to those around us. Now Jesus had just spent verses 14 and 15 telling his disciples what light does–it shines. So why does he then need to command us to let our light shine in verse 16. It […]
Five Reasons Not To Worry
In our series, Overcoming Anxiety, we are looking at the words that Jesus spoke about worry in Matthew 6. In verses 25-32, Jesus gives us a command not to become anxious or worried about our life and tells us five reasons why: There is more to this life than the physical (verse 25) Jesus begins […]
Four Benefits to Memorizing Scripture
Last night I had the privilege of briefly sharing at our Awana end-of-year ceremony which honors our students for their hard work in memorizing their verses and completing their books. And I shared with the students and parents four benefits of memorizing Scripture: Knowing God’s Word gives us encouragemennt and hope Romans 15:4 says, “And […]