In the last year as a new senior pastor, I have made a discovery that many of you have probably already learned. Unity in a local congregation can’t just be something mandated or commanded. Unity is something that is earned and grown into. It is an attitude that makes a difference. There are many Scriptures …
For many years we have preached unity and practiced division. Competition has driven us apart rather than together, but we are confronted with a Harvest that is so big we must pull together in order to accomplish the task that is before us. Jesus did not come to build walls and construct barriers; He came …
I like to pay attention to what people say when they are close to their death. Those final words reveal a lot about the person who utters them, and I think that in some ways, they reflect what they have kept in his/her heart for a long time, waiting for that special moment. Those can …