The Holy Spirit As the Agent of Refreshment

The Holy Spirit As the Agent of Refreshment

This past Sunday I started teaching a new series called, “Baggage: Learning to Let Go.” We’re spending the month of March exploring how God frees us from our past as well as discussing how important it is to work through things that we carry around...
What Are Your Desires?

What Are Your Desires?

Proverbs 10:24 says, “What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.” John Bunyan writes in The Desire of the Righteous Granted that believers desire (1) Desires that may be accomplished or enjoyed in this life,...
“Do people know when they are being selfish?”

“Do people know when they are being selfish?”

This past week I was having a conversation with someone who was really frustrated with some people because of how selfish they were. Given the situation she was going through, I could understand where she was coming from; there was clearly some really self-centered...
Prayer and Thanksgiving: Comments Across the Spectrum

Prayer and Thanksgiving: Comments Across the Spectrum

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to...