Christian parents today seem to be begging for more detailed programs, step-by-step methodologies, and meticulous instructions … on how to raise their kids. Quite frankly, they seem to be looking everywhere …except to God’s word! And, if you hadn’t noticed, ‘parenting gurus’ are more than happy to oblige! If you walk through a book store today … and go to the parenting section (even at Christian book stores), you will find a myriad of books for parenting God’s way! There are Christian methods for everything, like: How to feed your...
It’s been said that “…the sweetest thing in all the world is … a mother’s love!" And, it’s that very special love that we’re going to talk about today. Parenting is a verb … and love is what you do best, mothers! So, with that in mind, what is a mother’s role in the family? To love those entrusted to her the way that Jesus loved… But, how? As we continue to study biblical principles for parenting—even on this Mother’s Day … this is where we have to begin! Here’s...
An old Chinese proverb says, “One generation plants the trees and another gets the shade.” Our generation has lived in the shade of many trees that were planted by our ancestors… Spiritually speaking, we derive shade from our parents’ and grandparents’ ethical standards, their perceptions of right and wrong, their sense of moral duty, and above all, their spiritual commitment. Their ideals have determined the kind of civilization we inherited from them; in the same way, our generation’s ideals will likewise shape tomorrow’s culture for kids… Folks, the truth is,...
This past Friday, Beth Schlueter and I had the privilege of leading a workshop and sharing with about 70 people the whole idea behind membership, that it has to do with three things, actually—three stages that we go through in becoming disciples of Jesus Christ (because membership really = discipleship). Those three stages that we go through I call the ‘Three Bs.” So, becoming disciples involves: Belief Behavior Belonging Belonging is where we want to get people to … but they have to go through a process first—a process of...
Sermon titled "Fishing for Jesus" by Dave Busker is now available as audio-only in our Sermon Browser.
Sermon titled "The Drive of Your Life" by Dave Busker is now available as audio-only in our Sermon Browser .
According to English author G.K. Chesterton, “Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all…As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength.” HOPE, folks, is the gift of Easter! It was for the earliest of disciples … and it still is for us! It’s the ‘sign of Jonah’ that Jesus spoke of, isn’t it? Jonah spent how many days in the belly of the whale (3)?...
I know that scripture does not record everyone who was at the foot of the cross on that first Good Friday. I cannot help but think that there had to be some there who were saying to themselves: “What are you doing up there, Jesus?” Here was a man who had roamed their land for the past three years—mostly in Galilee—who had healed the sick, fed the hungry, taught about God’s love—who God actually was, and gave the religious leaders a hard time (which they probably needed anyway). But, none...
A proud father tells this story of a day with his two kids: “[One day], I took Helen (eight years old) and Brandon (five years old) to the Cloverleaf Mall in Hattiesburg to do a little shopping. As we drove up, we spotted a Peterbilt eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, ‘Petting Zoo.’ The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, ‘Daddy, Daddy. Can we go? Please. Please. Can we go?’ ‘Sure,’ I said, flipping them both a quarter before walking into Sears. They bolted...
Richard Halverson, a past chaplain to our U.S. Senate, once said, “There is nothing you can do to make God love you more! There is nothing you can do to make God love you less! His love is Unconditional, Impartial, Everlasting, Infinite, Perfect!” God’s love, folks, is even hard to comprehend with our finite minds. But, one thing is for sure: It is real. And, we see it alive and well in his Son, Jesus! It is that love that we’re going to continue talking about today… Every move...
