‘How You Look Is Who You Are:” The Lie Mirrors Often Tell
Nine-year-olds tell it straight. A boy in my morning class once asked me, “Miss, why do you look like you just woke up?” Another day Read more
Bible Messages
Jesus Reigns Over All; He Is the Ruler of Kings on Earth
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before Read more
True Love and Glory: Does God Love Me?
Audio Transcript What would it look like in your life to know that God loves you — I mean to know that he really loves you? Would Read more
Don’t Give Up: God Is Faithful To Keep His Promises
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23) Previously, we reflected upon God’s ability in conjunction with His promises. The capability of the one making promises is Read more
What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Friend that gives all
You were made for friendship with God. God does not just want us to know about him; he wants us to know him — and to experience his friendship. Read more
The Gift of the Son: Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace
Because we live in a world that is longing for peace, Prince of Peace is a wonderful name. The world is not just longing for Read more
God knows all about you, He sees you even in the dark
God knows all about you. Teachings on Psalm 139:1-18 by William Higgins We’re beginning a series today on Psalm 139. There is so much in this Read more
You Can’t Fake What You Love: How a Sentence Exposed and Delighted Me
The soul is measured by its flights,Some low and others high,The heart is known by its delights,And pleasures never lie. I was 25 years old Read more
How Love Makes A Man A Real Man
The most surprising men, whether alive today or throughout history, are men of persistent love. Men all over the world accomplish much for any number Read more
Jehovah Jireh: God Never Runs Out
Audio Transcript I really love today’s question: “Hello, Pastor John. My name is Alex and I live in Alabama. I was just thinking today about Read more
The Baptism Experience: How God Finds, Surrounds, and Keeps Us
Water baptisms are joyful occasions for believers of all stripes. We delight in the sound of the water, the ritual motion of the participants, the Read more
Overcome Sexual Temptation with Beauty
As a pastor and author, I have done a number of radio interviews over the years, but one, in particular, caught me off guard. I Read more
The Waves of Grief Will Give Way
“Why did God make me this way? I’ve asked him to change me every day, but he never does. My life is hopeless — there’s Read more
Gospel: Let Fear Deliver You from Fear
The Bible is uncomfortably comfortable, even happy, with promoting a particular kind of fear. For many of us, any experience of fear feels like an Read more
Ungodly Ambition: How to Test Our Motivations
For twenty years, I’ve resonated deeply with the ministry of John Piper. Spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the Read more
Pray Until You Pray: A Simple Way to Begin Each Day
You begin every day with prayer, one way or another. In his book The Common Rule, Justin Earley explains that unless we create new habits of Read more
Why Jesus Was the Lion of Judah: The Legacy of Good Leadership Is Sacrifice
In the last book of the Bible, one of the elders in heaven says to the apostle John in Revelation 5:5, “Behold, the Lion of the Read more
Seek the Things That Are Above
I began my college years 55 years ago this fall in 1964. I began my seminary years 51 years ago in 1968. I mention this Read more
Faith That Satisfies and Saves: What it means to come to Jesus Christ
Scripture: John 1:11–13, John 4:13–14, John 6:35, and John 7:37–38 Topic: Faith Three impulses have shaped this message. One is that we are in the midst of a series of Read more
‘Maybe Tomorrow’ – How to Overcome Procrastination
For those prone to procrastinate, tomorrow can sound like the magic word. With a simple wave of tomorrow, dirty dishes seem to vanish, hard conversations disappear, emails hide, Read more
See Glory, Be Glorious: How Our Holiness Honours God
ABSTRACT: The glory of God is God’s ultimate purpose in all he does, including the sanctification of his people. But God glorifies himself in the sanctification’s Read more
To All Who Feel Empty: Invitation to the Bored and Disappointed
It was a small, flesh-coloured growth on my cheek. The doctor said it was mild skin cancer and should be removed. But after looking at Read more
ADMIRING THE TOUGHNESS OF CHRIST: When Jesus Doesn’t Seem Gentle
Making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple. (John 2:15) He made a whip. Gentle Jesus, meek and mild. It was Read more
The Lord Your God Will Rejoice Over You
Zephaniah 3:17 – The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love, Read more
Glorify God with Your Body: How Exercise Serves the Christian Life
“Some of us imagine the Christian life as being sedentary,” a good friend commented to me, “more about sitting than standing, talking and listening than Read more
‘May You Worship Your Father’s God’: The Spiritual Legacy of Faithful Men
A likely outcome of his ministry ended with him upon a plate. A generation before, on November 20, 1839, the first pair of formal missionaries Read more
How Hope Heals and Makes a Broken Heart Bigger and Better
Two years after he lost his son, you could tell he had changed. Death had stolen into his family and pierced him, shattered him, broken Read more
Why You Should Build Your Life On The Mercies of God
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which Read more
The Supremacy of God in Prayer
Let me begin where we left off last night by trying to clarify one of those key sentences — namely, God is most glorified in us when Read more
Saviour That Cares: Whatever Jesus Christ Commands He Gives
“Matt, would you grab the rest of the groceries from the trunk of the car?” The familiar words fell on me with greater irritation than Read more