In this world of sin, we all struggle with security, fear, acceptance, and joy. We are all subject to potential physical, situational or emotional harm from others. It's a competitive world. Peaceful and loving homes with godly parents who love each other are rare. The home has become a place for the greatest harm. Everyone has to survive somehow. Some have good jobs and money, some do not. Some get all the breaks in life, and some come up short. Some succeed and some fail. Some are accepted, and some are rejected. Do you view yourself as a victim? Do you see yourself as deserving special...

Jesus commands us to make disciples of people from all nations, to baptize them and to teach them to obey all that he taught his disciples. This calling begins with our own children. God calls every Christian father to disciple his own children to spiritual maturity. Discipleship, as Jesus demonstrated, is a three step process of teaching, demonstrating and then sending them out to do what was taught. This cycle is repeated over and over until the student reaches maturity and becomes capable of discipling others himself. The growth, maturity and functionality of the Church depend upon making...

We do not normally view ourselves as infinitesimal. In fact, it is easy for us to see mankind as the center of importance. Our pride deceives us in our perspective of ourselves and the things that surround us. On one extreme we have atheists who deny the existence of God. And I would suppose that religious people would classify themselves at the other extreme since we believe in God as the creator of the universe. But do we see all of creation-all of life-from God's perspective? Or do we still tend to see mankind as the center of creation? Are we still more concerned about where and how God...

Why did Jesus leave his Father and come down from heaven to live among his creation, only to be rejected, tortured and killed by his creation? Many would say that he came so that we would be forgiven of our sins. Others would add that he came so we would go to heaven instead of hell. Clearly Jesus came to proclaim his kingdom among man. He came to establish his people as the true temple of God, the bride of Christ and the body of Christ. He came to transform his people into his own image. But, as essential as these may be, are any of these the main reason for his coming? There is one missing...

In the past 150 years the divorce rate has increased from 4% to 50%. Since 1960 it has doubled, while the percentage of couples that just live together without marriage has increased from less than 1% to over 11%. Over the same time the percent of children born outside of marriage has increased from 5% to over 40%. Our nation is on a downward spiral, and the answer is not a better economy, better schools, a better welfare system or the right people in government. If the biblical foundation of marriage and the family is not restored, our nation will collapse, and there is nothing else that can...

The Psalmist wrote, "Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention." Psalm 42:5 (NET) Depression over our life situations is a plague that affects nearly all of us from time to time. Nearly one out of thirty of us experience severe depression that can cripple our lives. Discover what the Bible says about the causes our depression and how we can overcome them. Depression is a torment to the depths of our soul, but Jesus came to heal our soul. Find out how.