1 Corinthians 13:8-13Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.  For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.  When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man,...  Read More

It happened in a large, seventy-five-year-old stone house on the west side of Houston. A massive stairway led up to several bedrooms. The den down below was done in rough-hewn boards with soft leather chairs and a couple of matching sofas. The wet bar had been converted into a small library, including a shelf of tape recordings and a multiple-speaker sound system. The ideal place to spend a weeken...  Read More

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.  If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.  And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, bu...  Read More

1 Corinthians 3:10-15 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.  For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.  Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man's ...  Read More

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.  Let all that you do be done in love....  Read More

Life is a struggle.  We struggle with making a living and with serving our friends and family.  We try to raise kids in an ever-changing world.  However, one of the greatest struggles you face is a spiritual fight in your own heart.  It is the fight against sin and holiness.We need to remind ourselves that there is a greater spiritual world around us. "Put on the full armor of God, so that you wil...  Read More

1 Corinthians 16:1-4 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also.  On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.  When I arrive, whomever you may approve, I will send them with letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem; and if it is fitting for me to go al...  Read More

In order to set to keep the flame burning bright for Jesus, you must fix your eyes on the things above and be filled by the Holy Spirit. Our hearts were made to be alive and on fire for God. We are meant to passionately pursue Him with all of our hearts, minds, and souls. The Holy Spirit within you will change you from the inside out so that your heart will feel like it is going to burst open in e...  Read More

The Gallop Research Team just released a new report on the decline of religious gatherings.  "Americans' membership in house of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup’s eight-decade trend.  In 2020, 47% of American said they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999.  US church membership was 73% when Gallup firs...  Read More

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord....  Read More

We have all been there. We pray and pray, and it seems God’s answer is ”no.“. When that happens, here iswhat I encourage you to do:Trust His wisdom. He always knows what's right. He is, in fact, the standard for right.Trust His heart. He loves you more than you can ever know. Lean into that love.Trust His long-term goal. He is conforming you to the image of His Son (Rom 8:29). It may be that His s...  Read More

Worry comes from the old English term, wrygan, which means "to choke or strangle". Worry can creep into our lives and strangle us. Jesus says and Mark 4:19 "the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful."Each of us is tempted by the desires of the world. For some, it's clothes or cars. For others, it's a rela...  Read More