Don’t Add Prayer to Your List

Prayer is often misunderstood and tragically neglected. While most Christians would affirm a foundational belief in the power of prayer, the lack of its practice in many of our lives would beg to differ. If God compiled a list of the top 5 prayers he hears, what do you think would make the list?   …

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Digging Up Buried Sin

The story of Achan in Joshua 7 reveals a sobering picture of how one man’s sin can affect those around him. Joshua leads the people to invade the city of Ai fresh after the victory of Jericho.  Without consulting God concerning the plan of attack, the people pridefully devise a strategy.  After being defeated, God …

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The Saving Shepherd

This sermon was recorded for two groups: 1) traveling university team, and 2) wrap-up message for Liberty DNOW for their Sunday morning groups.  Sometimes you have to work smarter. At the DNOW gathering, we walked through John 10 in four sermons in a study called “Follower.”  Here is the concluding challenge I gave on Jesus …

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Praying Against God’s Will Can Never Work

I’ve written before on “12 Reasons Why Prayer Doesn’t Work.”  Many can become frustrated when they don’t see any success in their prayers. As believers, we must investigate to see if we are living in such a way that our prayers can be heard. In our disobedience, it may not be that God disagrees with our …

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To Whom Else Shall We Go?

This weekend, I get the privilege to speaking at a DNOW event for a group of churches.  We are doing a study called “Follower.” They gathered together and asked me to do an intro video for the time together.  In this mini-sermon, I preached from John 6 on that wonderful statement of Peter, “To Whom …

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Let the Walls Come Down

Joshua and Jericho is a familiar story, but there is so much gospel goodness in this story! Joshua had to trust God’s unusual plan for salvation.  The people had to trust the leader and all act in faith towards God’s plan.  The victory came only in a way that God could get the credit. Among …

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My Connection with Tim Tebow

Last year, I preached at a weekend event for pastors and their wives.  I remember it to be an incredible time in God’s Word and prayer with those gathered. Before one of the services, Amanda and I were going through some details when a lady approached me to tell me something. “You don’t know me, but I …

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Every Good and Perfect Gift

In the Book of James, the author teaches on the slippery slope concerning temptation and sin.  At the end of that section, he reminds believers about the greater nature of gifts given by God compared to the lesser value of offerings given by the world. Read James 1:17 and look for key words or phrases. Every …

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Expect God to Move

God had brought the people to the edge of the Promised Land.  He moved Joshua into a position of leadership after Moses died.  They were preparing to take the land, but God had to prepare them first. In Joshua 3-4, God shows some important elements concerning expecting God to move. They had to cross the …

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Your Greatest Need

This message was recorded for a traveling college sports team. As we enter Passion Week, I pray this sermon will cause you to reflect on the reason Jesus came to earth.  Many people approach God in order for him to address many different wants or needs.  Mark 2:1-12 shows a time when Jesus revealed what the greatest …

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