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DEALING WITH TRIBULATION by Pastor Scott Henry
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer…” (Romans 12:12). Why is life filled with so many problems? The first reason is simple … sin! Sin is the reason for the tribulation and trials in our lives. Before Adam fell into sin there was no...
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY & THE BELIEVER’S COMFORT by Pastor Scott Henry
“My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:2) The sovereignty of God is one of the most comforting doctrines in Scripture for the child of God. What comfort it brings to our heart to know that God is ruling, reigning, and directing all...
JESUS SEEKS & SAVES HIS SHEEP by Pastor Scott Henry
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Notice from our text that Jesus saves those whom he seeks … “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” In other words, the reason Jesus came seeking certain...
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS by Dr. Paul Tripp
Have you had any sleepless nights lately? Do you struggle to lay peacefully in bed because something, or someone, is consuming your thoughts? Maybe it’s a looming deadline and you’re putting all the pressure on yourself to make that big project a success. Maybe it’s a...
THE LOST IS FOUND by Pastor Scott Henry
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Our text says that Jesus came “to seek and save that which was lost.” The word “lost” in the Greek means completely destroyed, ruined or dead. In other words, man is completely unable...
“LOVE THINKS NO EVIL…” by Pastor Scott Henry
So often what we think comes out in our words and actions. We often think our thoughts are harmless, but in actuality, our thoughts have the power over what we do. This is especially true in our relationship with others. One characteristic of love is a pure mind as we...
LOOK TO CHRIST by CH Spurgeon
“Looking unto Jesus” (Hebrews 12:2) It is ever the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus; but Satan’s work is just the opposite of this, for he is constantly trying to make us regard ourselves instead of Christ. He insinuates, “Your sins are...
SIN IS COSMIC TREASON by Dr. RC Sproul
“The sinfulness of sin” sounds like a vacuous redundancy that adds no information to the subject under discussion. However, the necessity of speaking of the sinfulness of sin has been thrust upon us by a culture and even a church that has diminished the significance...
PERSPECTIVE IN WORSHIP by Rev. Matt Powell
Psalm 73:17- “Until I Went Into The Sanctuary Of God; Then I Understood Their End.” I have a photo that I took of Devils’ Tower that I particularly like. It is difficult to get a feel for just how huge the Tower is from photos, but this one is of three climbers...
HOW TO GROW SPIRITUALLY By Rev. William Boekestein
There was once a powerful Syrian general named Naaman who had contracted the dreaded disease of leprosy. At God’s instruction, the prophet Elisha promised Naaman healing if he would wash in the Jordan River seven times. Naaman was indignant. Dipping in the Jordan was...