God gives grace to the humble
Last week during service I read Psalm 27 for many reasons but it had really spoken to me the night before as I was preparing for my message the next morning. Psalm 27 has the title of “The Lord is my light and my salvation”. I love the psalms as a starting place for me when I feel as if the words escape me for my prayer time. This particular Psalm is a very powerful one to pray and gave me strength on Saturday night as well as Sunday morning. I do believe that all of us can r
Allow God to Make the Change
Last night as I fell asleep I was thinking of the many ways that I have failed in life. I know immediately there will be some that say “Don’t even put those things in your head” or just plainly “Those things are in the past, let the past be the past.” But here was the reason for this, I was laying there praying as I fell asleep (I often do this). Sara will tell you it is about thirty seconds of prayer since I fall asleep fast, but what I was doing was in fact helpful. You see
Are we moving people towards God?
Catalyst Church, I would like each family to sit down and assess their situation individually to figure out where our time is going. Sara and I have started doing that ourselves and it will be an ever evolving issue that must have attention when working in ministry. We as people love to fill up our schedules and I believe that is fine but it cannot be at the cost of losing time with God. The first relationship that needs to be groomed is the one with God. How are each of you
Are you changing your heart?
I am learning that as a Pastor most of what you talk about in the sermon on Sunday or in your blog during the week is also what you are living through as a husband, father, and son. The fact that the spirit does convict and urge me to change things in my life is a true blessing, however it sure can cause a mess when I do not listen. But here is the low down truth. There are things in our lives that, until we realize we are still struggling with them, they will not go away. Wh
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