19 Dec Dreams Can Come True
This weekend I sat at home after services with a big grin on my face. I was truly satisfied. My heart was overwhelmed. I was the beneficiary of dream fulfillment. It was incredible. What dream am I talking about? Simple: The dream of leading a...
06 Dec You Can Pray for Me
Every service we end with prayer at the front of our auditorium. We do this because we want to encourage an atmosphere where prayer is always available and people praying for other people is always possible. There is a common misconception in the church today...
29 Nov It’s Giving Tuesday
Did you know there’s something better than getting? Jesus said, “to give is better than to receive” and His message has been passed down for generations. Sometimes people say that phrase without realizing it came from God’s own gift to us – His Son, Jesus. So far this...
14 Nov Finding and Doing the Will of God
This past weekend I spoke about how the will of God is not cough medicine. That if you embrace God’s will for your life, it does not suck! It is actually very good and makes you happy. Yet I think it’s important to unpack a...
31 Oct 7 Day 15 Minute Challenge
This past weekend I issued a challenge (if you want to call it that). Let’s not just treat “House of Prayer” as a new sermon series. Let’s actually do what God is saying concerning prayer. So the challenge was this: Take 15 minutes every day...
24 Oct What this Election Means to Me: Do Something Other than Vote
Are you feeling the frustration of “Election Infection”? I am. This election is so dirty, polarized, and troubling that I often find my best refuge is to ignore it completely. But maybe I shouldn’t. Maybe I should stare right at Election 2016 and take what it’s...
02 Aug God Keeps Telling Us to Rest
The Sabbath is one of the key themes in the book of Exodus. From the moment of their deliverance, God reveals the Sabbath in providing bread for 6 days and not the seventh in Exodus 16. In Exodus 20, the 4th Commandment pertains to keeping the...
10 Jul Trust the Lord, But for What?
Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV) Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. We know we should trust God. Christians say that all the time. “Trust...