The Old Testament story of a slave woman, Hagar, is a difficult story to unpack. We are introduced to her in Genesis 16. To say her story is complicated is an understatement. She was done very wrong by people who eventually wound up for being commended for their...
Turn in your Bibles to II Chronicles 20. Today I want us to talk about how we position ourselves for victory. How can we live in a prepared and proactive way to be victorious in every circumstance? That’s what I hope to impart to you today. We read in II Chronicles 20...
On this day that we honor the Lord and also recognize the gift of women who nurture and shape us and who set an example for us to follow, I want us to take a look at Mary of Bethany, a woman who is a great example of a devoted disciple of Christ. We’ll move through...
II Corinthians 10:4-5-4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ. The language...
It’s Friday evening, and Jesus has just died. Even though it was typical for the bodies of those who had been crucified to hang on the cross to decompose, a further act of humiliation and degradation, Jesus’ body was given to Joseph of Arimathea to bury. What a bold...
As I conclude the series on “The Attitudes of Christ,” I want us to look at the determination of Christ to accomplish all the Father gave Him to do. I want to say right out of the chute that in order to accomplish the will of God for your life, you have to want to do...
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