Do you remember the Pepsi challenge from years ago? People were blindfolded and then they tasted both Pepsi and Coke. And in the commercials they always chose Pepsi. They would prefer one taste over another taste. And today as we observe the Lord’s Supper we get the same opportunity. It gives us the opportunity to prefer Jesus Christ and the taste of Him. And to prefer Him over every other taste in the world. Scripture…
Did you know that four out of 10 Americans feel an intense sense of loneliness. Do you ever feel that way? You may have a lot of friends but you may not have any real relationships. In our world today we have all of this social media. And on social media you can have thousands of friends, but all of those “friends” don’t really know you at all. We can have all of our friends…
In Paul says, “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” He says you must train yourself to be godly. In the Christian life, We step into the ring of life every day. But before you step into the ring,…
If you are going to live successfully, your priorities must be straight. On one occasion Jesus told a parable about priorities. There were two brothers who were eaten up with greed and Jesus told this parable in . “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will…
Encouragement is so important. All of us need encouragement. There is an old saying that states, “Flatter me and I may not believe you, criticize me and I may not like you, ignore me and I may not forgive you, but encourage me and I will never ever forget you.” Unfortunately, in life, there are far more people who want to tear down than to build up, to focus on the negative instead of what…
