Eliminating Envy

In 1975 country music was going through some major changes. The old Nashville style of slicked back hair, rhinestone suits, and songs about trains, ...

How To Attack Panic

Everybody knows what it's like to panic, and I would venture to say everyone has panicked at one time or another, at least to some degree. 

A National ...

It's a Good Thing You've Got Problems

I was at a camp meeting revival a few years ago. The evangelist was preaching away at full throttle when a big fly zoomed by him. He swatted at it and ...

What God Doesn't See In You

In the 16th chapter of Samuel we read the story of how David was anointed king. God spoke to Samuel, the prophet, saying...

(v. 1) I am sending you ...

The Blame Game

Introduction In his spiritual autobiography, William Barclay, the venerable Scottish scholar, tells the tragedy of losing his 21-year-old daughter and ...

Stop Worrying and Start Living

Introduction

The average American is in a bad mood 110 days out of the year, according to Harper's Index. That means that for about 30 percent of the ...

Walking on Water

Introduction

For over a hundred years, since 1889, in the last week of July, Canadian Indians from many different tribes--Cree, Chippewa, Blackfoot, ...

When You Think God Has Forgotten You

Introduction:

David wrote Psalm 13 at a time in his life when it seemed like everything had fallen apart. Saul, the king, was jealous of David's popularity ...

What to Do When There's Nothing You Can Do

Back in the early days of my ministry, I drove a 'Vette—a Chevette, that is. It was a cheap little car, but it was the best I could afford. We ...

Don't Worry, Be Wealthy

A little less than 20 years ago, jazz singer Bobby McFerrin had a huge hit (his one and only) with the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy." No doubt you've ...

How God Supplies Your Needs (Pt 2)

Today we're taking a look at one of the most popular events in the life of Jesus: the feeding of the 5,000. (Actually, it was 5,000 men, not including ...

More Faith More Power

There's a story that's been told about Charles Spurgeon, the great 19th century revival preacher, that goes something like this: He was approached by ...

Easter in An Age of Terror

I suppose everyone has heard Alan Jackson's song, "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?" It's about the tragic events that took place in our ...

Jesus Loves Me This I Know

Today we're beginning a new series called "Soul Survivor." It's about getting through life with your faith intact. In this series we will examine four ...

The Only Safe Place to Be

After the shock of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C. had registered, and efforts to move forward had begun, a new threat emerged. ...

Confidence Builders

When I was in high school I had a friend named Scott who had a crush on a girl named Vicky. Scott was shy and didn't have a clue about how to talk to ...

Trust God

Today we're looking at one of the most popular passages of scripture in the Bible. You've probably heard it before...

(v. 5-6) Trust in the Lord with ...

The Reality of a Trusting Heart

Charles Bridges, that great Puritan, said of this text that it's the polar star of every Christian life. You and I can't live the Christian life without ...

Life in the Penalty Box

I'd like to just read an excerpt of someone who wrote to me from out of state and addressed the letter to me personally.

He said, "I'm 31 years old." ...

God's Training Program

Once again I want to look with you at what I have called one of the great texts of the Bible: "If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you ...

For Those Who Are Disappointed

Will you agree with me that the Christmas season is the most , time of the year? Would you also agree with me that the Christmas season can be the ...

Yet I Will Praise Thee

Have you ever asked God questions and felt you haven't received a good answer? I heard about a little boy once who said to his father, "How many people ...

He Is Able

One of the lovely things about the Lord is that he hides the future from us. Most of us would love a sneak preview of the future. We say, "Well, Lord, ...

He Lives, As He Said He Would

There's one long sentence in Mark 16 that caught my imagination. It's the angel's words to the women: "Go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ...

Happy New Year!

Introduction

Have you ever wondered how many seconds in this year you'll be unhappy? Have you ever thought how much can happen in a second? When you say, ...

Real Giving

When it seemed as if every home in our community were getting an answering machine, Deb and I would affirm our mutual dislike for those machines and our ...

Making Sense Out of the Storm

We are approaching a time meteorologists have identified as hurricane season, storm season. As we read the papers, we see storms in a variety of shapes ...

God's Marshmallow Test

Back in the 1970s a research team of psychologists from Stanford University performed on a group of 4 an experiment they called the "marshmallow test." ...

Prone to Wander

One spring day, two friends set out on a canoe trip in the wilderness of Ontario. After paddling all afternoon the first day, they came to a portage, ...

Through the Valley

It was near the twilight of his life, and quite possibly he sat on one of the curvaceous slopes of the hills of Judea, looked out into one of the valleys, ...