“Sir,” the man replied, “leave it (the fig tree) alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it,”Luke 13:8 (NIV). When I read the parable of the fig tree, it speaks to me about the possibility of second chances. In the case of the fig tree the master desired fruit but […]

Giving is a blessing, Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive,” (Acts 20:35). Jesus also said if you give, you will receive; your gift will return to you in full measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use in giving, large or […]

Have you ever felt that something has happened that seemed to have no purpose or reason? You ask yourself why did that have to happen to me or them? Why death? Why divorce? Why pain? Why suffering? Why is there hate? Why tornadoes? Why earthquakes? Why shootings? Why murders? Why is there corruption? Why do […]

Every one that is past the age of accountability will have to give an account to God some day. If you have not dealt with your sin you will have to. Sin is the problem that separates every person from a Holy God. Each person is a sinner and therefore found guilty before God. Except […]

What if I were to tell you that this week each of you have been followed around by a person with a hidden video camera? What you have done in your homes, on your jobs, with your friends and everywhere you went that was recorded? Everything done by you was tapped by the video camera. […]

A little boy around four years old sees a electrical outlet in his family’s living room. Before his tiny fingers can touch the electrical outlet or it’s plug the little boy hears his father’s firm warning tell him, “No, son, no.” The father then rushes over in a hurry to pick his son up and move him to the […]

Missing the mark is defined as a failure to meet God’s divine standard. Everyone that is born is self-willed and is against God’s divine authority. Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” No person has to be taught to sin, they know how to do it automatically when […]

If I asked you if you would harm your self most likely you would say, no. “No I will not harm myself,” you would probably say. Well if you don’t obey and love God, then you are hurting your own self. To harden yourself to God’s love is the supreme act of rebellion. The person […]

Have you ever felt that God was saying no when you prayed for something? Perhaps you prayed for something you felt a great need to be answered. Maybe it was your marriage, a difficult family situation or relationship with someone that causes you pain, but God’s answer of yes never came. Silence from God does not necessarily mean […]