Peculiar Gratitude

Life can be hard.  How can we be thankful to God while we may have various kinds of trials and setbacks in life? We may even conclude in a given situation that there is nothing to be thankful about?  In this message we discover that gratitude can be found, but like a...

The Conduct of the Believer

Our mothers and fathers are often thought of as examples of love, gentleness, caring and guidance.  Paul uses the image of mothers and fathers to share how he regarded the Thessalonica church.  As we read and study this passage it provides direction for our conduct as...

The Integrity of the Believer

It seems common that a conversation about integrity can easily become a discussion about feelings, preferences and the subjectivity of truth.  While this may be normal in a society that has walked away from God, it certainly should not be true in the Church.  In this...

The Faith of True Conversion

The book of 1 Thessalonians begins with a wonderful recollection by the Apostle Paul about the conversion and faithful conduct of the church in Thessalonica. It is here that we learn what it means to have a faith of true conversion.  In a time when believers are...

The Church at Laodicea

The final church that Jesus addresses in the Book of Revelation had so many similarities to our church in North America.  They did not suffer in much and thought that they were doing well.  Jesus says otherwise.  In this message we examine Christ’s words to this...