Profits and Promotions
on March 21st, 2023
“And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” - Luke 2:7 Today, we look at the last person who missed Jesus. Over the last two days, we have looked at King Herod and his inability to act in the moment, always putting Jesus on the back burner. Then we looked at the priests and scribes who tho... Read More
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Knowledge Isn’t Enough
on March 20th, 2023
“And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.” - Matthew 2:4-6 As we continue to look at t... Read More
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The Back Burner
on March 19th, 2023
“When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.” - Matthew 2:3-4 In the stories of Jesus’ birth told by Luke and Matthew, there are three categories of people who missed the opportunity to receive Jesus. Over the next three days, we are going to dive d... Read More
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Missing Jesus
on March 18th, 2023
“Call to me and I will answer you, and will teach you great and hidden things that you have not known.” - Jeremiah 33:3 Missed opportunities are all around us. Many of them involve money or a chance at love, but today, I want to talk to you about another type of opportunity you don’t want to miss. It’s the opportunity to meet, receive, and get close to Jesus. It is about having a chance to meet t... Read More
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The Pain of Regret
on March 17th, 2023
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” - 1 Timothy 4:7 There aren’t many things worse than regret – looking back at something you could have done, would have done, or should have done. If you were to talk to someone who was approaching the end of their life, you would most likely sense the pain of regret in their voice. They wish they could have done mor... Read More
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You Missed It
on March 16th, 2023
“And He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because of their unbelief. And He went about among the villages teaching.” - Mark 6:5-6 Yesterday, we talked about a businessman whose greatest regret was not driving Jeff Bezos to the airport. Instead, his friend drove Bezos and became a business partner as he built Amazon. ... Read More
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"I’m Good"
on March 15th, 2023
“For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” - 2 Corinthians 7:10 When I think about the issue of missed opportunities, one thing that comes to mind for me is this story told by one product executive at a prominent tech company. In a staff meeting, everyone was asked, “What’s an experience in life that you would later regret... Read More
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You Have Favor
on March 14th, 2023
“And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!’” - Luke 1:28 Do you know why you can have peace in knowing that God’s promises are sure in your life? Because as a child of God, you must understand something: you have favor on your life. In Luke 1:28 the angel said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” The Bible says so much about favor, which is defin... Read More
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Still True
on March 13th, 2023
“The sum of Your Word is truth, and every one of Your righteous rules endures forever.” - Psalm 119:160 Yesterday, we looked at how the promises of God are still possible in your life. No matter what you are currently going through, no problem you have or ever will have can cancel the promises of God. Whatever He has assured you is still possible. But it’s not just possible, it’s a guarantee. Be... Read More
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Still Possible
on March 12th, 2023
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” - Jeremiah 29:11 Does life have you down and discouraged? Are you anxious or worried about how your current circumstances are going to play out? If so, I want you to know something today: your problems, no matter how great, cannot cancel God’s promise. Your problems canno... Read More
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Tomorrow’s Script
on March 11th, 2023
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:13-14 If you have struggled with hanging onto your past for far too long, today’s message is for you. Regardless of what transpired yesterday, the scri... Read More
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Stuck on What’s Behind
on March 10th, 2023
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:13-14 There is an interesting article regarding the Prairie View Panthers who, back in the 90s, set a record that might stand forever. Between 1989 and... Read More
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Waiting With Expectation
on March 9th, 2023
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!” - Psalm 27:13 Over the last week, we have talked about HOPE. Hope is the lifeblood of our lives. There is a quote that says, “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but you can’t live a second without HOPE.” Without hope, what do we have? Wh... Read More
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Hope Enables Perseverance
on March 8th, 2023
“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” - Romans 5:3-5 Over the last two days, we have looked at the reasons we can have godly hope. That is not j... Read More
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Hope Gives Us Access
on March 7th, 2023
“Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” - Romans 5:2 Godly hope is not just wishful thinking. It is not a groundless expectation. It is based upon the sure promises that God has given us in His Word; promises to be in us and promises to be for us. And when our lives are anchored in godly hope – in that whic... Read More
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Hope Anchors Our Lives
on March 6th, 2023
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” - Romans 5:1 God wants us to have hope. In a world where everyone wants to “manage expectations,” God wants the opposite. He wants us to see our potential and our potential to effect change in the world. There are several benefits to choosing a life filled with hope that Paul talks about in R... Read More
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Unfinished
on March 5th, 2023
“And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” - Philippians 1:6 Are you still hopeful in the midst of your storm? Sometimes, life just hits hard. It doesn’t matter who you are, whether you are a believer or nonbeliever, life just comes out of nowhere and will knock you off your feet. There is a quote from the famous movie cha... Read More
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A Powerful Posture
on March 4th, 2023
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” - Isaiah 40:31 When you place your hope in the Lord, you will hold a powerful posture. That is exactly what hope gives us: power. But that kind of hope is not in our own power but in the power of Almighty God. No matter what is go... Read More
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