The atmosphere around the three crosses is divided. The Roman officials and the general public are watching Jesus get what they believed He deserved, and at the same time, Mary, the mother of Jesus, is watching as her heart is pierced. In the midst of the turmoil that day, there is one person that got it! As we'll discover, we all have many things in common with this one person, and our response needs to be the same.

Make no mistake: Satan is at war with you. The only way to defeat him is to go to battle with him wearing the Armor of God.

Paul's letters to the church of Thessalonians was full of faith, hope and love and words of encouragement to stand firm and do the work of the ministry. The rapture is coming but until that time keep planting, watering and reaping for the harvest is great.

All of us know that there are a number of things that a church needs, but there are some essentials. In the books of Thessalonians we find some things that the church must have. They are not options they are requirements, faith, hope and love!

To understand the books of 1 and 2 Thessalonians, we need to understand the setting. We can do that by looking at Acts 17, a brief revival with eternal results.

So many times when asked by God to fulfill an assignment, we come up with excuses, not reasons but excuses. Let's make 2023 a year of no excuses.

If you were to ask people in the church today what our purpose is, most would probably recognize that our ultimate goal in life, our primary objective, our primary reason for living could really be summarized in saying we aim to please and serve Jesus. We are told in Scripture that God's yoke is easy and His burden is light, yet it seems that people in the church today are void of joy and they are stressed beyond measure. Could it be that we have taken our focus off of pleasing Jesus and instead accepted the yoke of pleasing man?

Christmas Morning 2022. Rejoice! The Light Has Come.

At Christmas we celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, and well we should. But, if Christ is no more than a baby in a manger, our salvation would and could not be. Who was that child? What child is this?