Leadership is not for the weak. Many want a leadership position, but they are not strong enough to handle the pressures that come with it. God tells the high priest in Ezra’s days to be strong. The reason God needed them to be

We often hear the statement that we are judge no man; however, that is not a true statement. There is one person we are to judge, and that person is ourselves. The verse above

We hear the importance of seeking the LORD, but we often don't understand what it means to seek Him. Let's face it, the greatest thing that we

Twice in the book of Daniel, Daniel was described as having an excellent spirit. Daniel 5:12 says, Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were

One of the great problems of our day is people who have no discernment. Discernment is the ability to see what is right and wrong, not only for the present, but also in the future. It does not matter if something is

One of the sad stories in the book of Acts is the division that happened between Barnabas and Paul. It is sad because Barnabas was responsible for Paul being who he was. Had it not been for Barnabas, Paul likely would have never become the great apostle to the Gentile world. It was Barnabas who took Paul under his wings when nobody else wanted anything to

Maybe one of the greatest inhibitors to the Christian life is fear. Fear in itself is not bad; it only becomes bad when we misplace it. Because Peter had no doubt, we see that God was able to do great things through his life. You will never do much for God if you allow fear to control

As God spoke to Israel, He reminded them that He knows what comes into the mind. There is not one thought that you think that God does not know what you are thinking about. Notice what

It is frustrating to go fishing, expecting to catch fish, and ending the day without catching a single fish. You almost feel like you have wasted a whole day doing nothing. I am not a

Jesus spoke some very strong words against the Pharisees. These Pharisees hated Jesus and wanted to kill him. Though they wanted to kill him, they had one problem, and that was that Jesus was living in God's timeline. Notice the verse above says that no

There are two liberty’s mentioned in this verse. Jeremiah said that he had proclaimed liberty to these people, and this liberty that he proclaimed to

We have two groups of people: the rich men and the widow. The rich men gave a large gift into the treasury of the temple, whereas this widow only cast in two mites. In comparison, the rich men gave much more than this

Recently, I had someone come to my office and complain about my staff man doing exactly what I told them to do. Their complaint was that my staff men never thought for

I am a salt lover. As a boy, I often asked for the salt shaker so I could salt my food, but my mother always told me to taste the food before I salted it. Because I loved salt so much, I took a small bite and then asked for the salt

We know the story of how the disciples were commanded to go to the other side of the sea to meet Jesus. As they got in the boat and began to row to the other side, they encountered a great storm. It was the fourth watch of

There is no doubt that we are in the end times, and yet many act like we still have much time before our Lord returns. The end times are not times to sit and do nothing, but they are

You would think Jesus would make coming to Him easy for those who obey, but the decision to obey is often the easiest part of obeying Jesus’ command to come. One would think that

Nine times Jesus said that a person is blessed. Now, what they are blessed for often would not match what the average preacher talks about when it comes to being blessed. Let’s look at what it means to be blessed. Jesus said, Blessed are the poor in spirit… These are they who don't have much spirit left in them

One reason we miss reaching the world is because we get wrapped up in the multitudes instead of reaching the individual. You can't reach the multitudes if you are not

One action that is sure to bring death to any church or believer's life