2011

I’m persuaded that God has a specific “will” for every single person.  Our job is simply to discern, then do, that will! How interested or concerned are you about finding and fulfilling the will of God in your life?  There are more “ministry needs” than there have ever been before.  And yet, the fact is,…

Today, in my personal quiet time of devotion, it seemed that God “overwhelmed” me with a simple, yet profound, truth.  It had to do with “satisfaction” and “desire” and how (in-our-walk-with-Christ), the former should constantly be a foundation and catalyst for the latter.  In other words, the heart and foundation of any meaningful walk with Jesus must be…

When I think about the THOUSANDS of PRAYERS ascending from Ground Zero and surrounding areas 10 years ago … When I think about the CHURCHES that were FILLED the Sunday after 9/11/01 … When I think about the PEOPLE who were CRYING OUT TO GOD immediately after that horrible tragedy … I think, “Is it actually…

As a preacher and a pastor, – because I care deeply about the people over whom God has placed me, as shepherd/leader – it’s very easy for me to bog down in the rut of preaching more about “what we should do for Christ” than “what Christ has done for us.’  Both are very important,…

It happened almost a week ago, but it seems that only a few minutes pass by between recurring thoughts of a dear missionary friend of mine who was shot and killed on the mission field where she had worked for God for several decades.  The word, “martyr” keeps coming to my mind.  That’s exactly what…

I love Ephesians 2 : 8:  “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the GIFT of God!” “I owe you one!”  How many times have I heard those words ringing in my ears as I’ve departed from the presence of a friend or acquaintance after having giving…

In II Chronicles 7 : 14 there is both a premise and a promise from God, specifically directed to an entire nation.  The conditional premise is found in the words, “IF My people … will PRAY!”  The comforting promise is found in the words, “THEN … I will heal their land.”   There are several more very  important…

Under a new-year’s-sounding title like the one above, I guess I could go about ANY direction with the subject matter.  However, what I have in mind when I ask, “What About 2011?” is specifically, “What About Your SERVICE for God during the days of this new year?”  Will it be any different than your service…