Leaving a Legacy Behind
Take an inventory of your life today. What are the activities holding you back from growth? What are your goals for the next 5, 10,15 years? When you don’t have a plan you end up following other people’s plans and before you know it you wasted your life fulfilling other people’s dreams. It takes humility …
Psalm 92:12-15-“The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is upright; he …
“Theology without application is like a horse without legs.” Joel Beeke, Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1, Pg. 155 It is not sinful to know a lot about the Lord. However, if we know a lot about the Lord and we fail to apply what we know about Him in our lives we are no better …
The humble in heart are taught of the Lord. This teaching begins once the Lord is acknowledged and submitted to as Sovereign over all things including the individual. Can a dead man obey the laws of the King? No! This, however, does not excuse him before his creator. He is still expected to give an …
Who I want to be and where I want to go, will NEVER take place if I am not willing to grow. That said, I will NEVER if I am not willing to acknowledge the reality that I. Don’t. Know. I will NEVER know if I do not humble myself to YOU and confess that …
I recently started reading, John Milton Gregory’s classic work, “The Seven Laws of Teaching” and I came across a section that I had to share with you. As a preacher of the gospel, I have the responsibility of communicating the greatest message (The Gospel) to people every week. Because of my calling as a communicator, …
Years ago there was a book that Joe Thorn wrote titled, “Preach to Yourself” as far as I can recall the book was solid. Whether or not you like the author or the title the truth is it’s important that we do preach the truth of God’s word to ourselves. There are hundreds and thoughts …
Today is what you make of it. Let me explain. Aside from the fact that God is the one who providentially controls your today, you and I are responsible for what we do with our today. In other words, we have no control of the unknowns that God has planned for us, but each of …
As a husband, and father of three children (ages 2-7) my life is full. Along with being a husband and a father, I have a 9 to 5 job, I record weekly podcasts on Youtube (The Proverbial Life) and to top it all off for the past 8 months I have been preparing and preaching …
Have you ever enjoyed the thought of doing something but were not equally excited about the process of doing what you love? There are at least a handful of thoughts that I enjoy but the process not so much. For example, I love the thought of me being physically fit but the process of getting …