Life-Giving Words of Hope & Encouragement

Last week was Mother’s Day and the message Kim Daniel preached is still playing over and over in my mind. For those of you who missed it or don’t attend Niceville Assembly, it was on the story of Rizpah: the mother you refused to give up.  I encourage you to…

  Our destiny is not only God’s purpose for our life, but it is also our ordained future. It is what God has predetermined for you and me to become, but more than anything, it is our destiny is to become His adopted children.  Knowing this; what we do next…

Today is Good Friday and the sacrifice our Lord Jesus made this very day has been weighing very heavy on me.  Why did Christ have to die? Was there no other way?  When we think of Him, we usually consider that fact that He is righteous, holy, loving, and good.…

Do you remember Mission Impossible?  Well, we have a mission as the body of Christ and it is called the Great Commission.  Our mission, should we choose to accept it, involves the spiritual battle for the souls and lives of those that are lost.  As always, should any member of…

This past week will be one not soon forgotten.  I write this entry from a hotel room on my wife’s birthday.             It is often times during our trials and in the midst of our circumstances that our true character is shown and who we put our faith in is…

The Lord has really been bouncing a thought around in my mind for a couple of weeks and last Sunday’s sermon was confirmation of what he wanted me to say.  The fear of God leads us to decide to either obey or disobey God.  In everything we do, we have…

Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody who is important or someone who can make a difference; maybe even a hero.  What happens to these dreams if and when they don’t come to pass?  Our success is not accidental; goals have…

In our world view, the price paid for an object establishes its value, so where do we get our worth and value?  Do we look for it from other people, friends, our jobs or our status?  If we do, we may be allowing others to play on our insecurities.  We…