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Is the Lord Your Shepherd?

I want to make four statements about Jesus from John 10.  There, Jesus uses a metaphor for our relationship with Him.  He is like a shepherd, and we are compared to the sheep.  That makes Him the leader and us the followers.  Look at John 10:7-10 7 Therefore Jesus...

Radical or Just Regular Disciple?

Matthew 16:13-19 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what...

Girding, Grounding and Growing in Holiness

I Peter 1:13-1613 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But...

You Asked, Release and Recovery from Pain

“How do you let go of the pain others have caused?  I have tried to forgive, but the memory of it haunts me.” This is the question this week’s message will attempt to answer.  Not knowing the context for the question, not knowing what pain was...

You Asked-Free Will, Salvation and Hell

Can you lose your salvation?  The short answer is, “No.”  You can’t lose your salvation, well, not like you lose your glasses or car keys anyway. It doesn’t just get misplaced. It’s also not something that can be taken from you in that someone else can get between you...