Study the Parables of Jesus
Everybody Loves a Good Story!Life is a story. Moses said, "We spend our years as a tale that is told." Perhaps that is why people around the world love to...
Special Easter Week Youtube Series: Cries From the Cross
The most important week in the history of the world, the week that changed eternity, was the week between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday. The last week of Jesus Christ's...
Gifts After Christmas
For many families, Christmas becomes a multi-day marathon of celebrations, family visits, and gift exchange. Not all gifts are given on Christmas. It was many days after the birth of...
Learning to Rejoice Again
The only real and lasting joy is found in Jesus. The only way to enjoy the journey is to find the companionship of Christ along the way. What a thrill...
The Library of Your Life – A Story to Make You Think
The following story is not original. It has been shared by other preachers, and I am passing it on because of the way it has affected me. Our Lord Jesus...
A New Song, A Timeless Truth, and Our Eternal God
So much of life is measured in values. Real estate, the stock market, retirement portfolios...everything is discussed in terms of worth. But the greatest "values" are not physical, financial, or...
This Is War!
Ask any veteran that has seen conflict - wartime is serious business. When people are engaged in conflict some things don’t matter, and a few things become increasingly important. Selfishness...
Why Did Jesus Come As a Baby?
The Lord Jesus Christ did not begin at Bethlehem. He is the eternal Son of the living God! He, with the Father and the Spirit, has always been. Yet He...
The Christmas Message…at Caesarea
"God with us" is not just a Christmas message; it is the heart of God and the golden thread woven throughout all of Scripture. However, the emphasis at this time...
Hymn History: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Hymn History: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus “...looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising...
Hymn History: I Am Thine, O Lord
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.” - Hebrews...
The Power of Gospel Tracts by Pastor Tom Sexton
We are blessed to have many friends at Enjoying the Journey. One of our dearest friends is Pastor Tom Sexton, in Cape Coral, FL. He is passionate about soul-winning, and...
Hymn History: Near to the Heart of God
"The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth." - Psalm 145:18 We are thrilled to share a series of brief...
Hymn History: Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong." - 1 Peter 1:18-19 We are thrilled to share a series of brief accounts of how some of the...
What was He Thinking?
The only way that we can truly know what another person is thinking is through their words. Words are an expression of the mind. In the words of Jesus, "Out...
Hymn History: He Lives
"And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him."...
The Sounds of Calvary
Have you ever stood in your mind at Calvary on the day that Jesus died? Use your sanctified imagination and stand quietly with Mary and John on that sad hill....
Hymn History: Jesus Paid It All
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious...
What is the Great Commission?
What is the Great Commission? All of my life I have heard preachers speak of “the great commission.” The term is a reference to the final command that Christ gave...
Christ Is Enough.
In the face of physical pain, financial hardship, emotional distress, and spiritual conflict there is one truth that always brings faith and courage: Christ is enough. Christ is more than...
An Important Christmas Message
Jesus came. He came to earth. He came to sinful humanity. He came to a people that would reject Him. He came to seek and to save the lost. Yes,...
NEW SERIES: Why Jesus Came
When people speak about Christ coming to earth, the first time they usually talk about HOW He came. But the great emphasis of Scripture is on WHY He came! Today...
Concentrate on Christ this Christmas!
Some seasons are busier than others, but it seems the Christmas season is always full of hurry. Programs and shopping and get togethers and...life! It is easy to just exist,...
Let the Sun Shine Again!
I stood at the hotel window looking at the sun that had just risen. The light. The heat. There is something truly amazing about the power of that ball of...
Days That Change You Forever
There are days in life that change you. God in His providence causes certain days to stand out in our memory as turning points. The day you are married is...
3 Times to Yield
Our son has just passed his driver's test and is now officially taking our prayer life to new heights! It is hard to believe that all of our children are...
Your Best Friend
As a child it always seemed important to have a "best friend." I don't know all of the reasons, but there is in all of us a desire for closeness...
Energy to Endure
People frequently refer to Wednesday as "hump day" with the idea that they have made it "over the hump" - halfway through another week. The truth is that the mid-way...
Prime Time for Churches
This is not the worst time to be alive and serving God - this is the best time! Never before have people been more hopeless and searching. Never before has...
5 Ways to Stand Apart In A Cruel World
Do you know what sets people apart in a crowded world? It is not skin color, educational background, ethnicity, language, economic standing, professional title, talent, or even physical appearance. It...
The Worst Thing Job Lost & the One Thing We All Must Find
“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job…” So begins the story of a man who knew more about suffering and loss than most people...
He Only Lived to 33.
Life is a vapor for every man, but for the God-Man it was especially brief. A short thirty-three and a half years was all that He lived on this earth....
Do You Really Believe In The Authority of the Bible?
Do You Really Believe In The Authority of the Bible? Few want to talk about it today and even fewer understand it. Yet all of life boils down to authority:...
His Resurrection – Our Response & Responsibility
Early Sunday morning I sat in a quiet place and reread the resurrection account in each of the four gospel records. It is amazing how the Holy Spirit continues to...
Why the Resurrection Gives Me Hope for Revival
The message of the resurrection is not just to be preached to the lost; it is a truth to be repeated, remembered, and reflected on again and again among believers....
Beyond Bethlehem
I do love Christmas. While there are so many enjoyable aspects to this time of year, we must never forget that, for a Christian, every holiday should be a holy...
Do You Have A Favorite Book Of The Bible?
As many of you know, my favorite book of the Bible is the New Testament book of Philippians. But, like one of my college professors, I too would have to...
ALL NATURAL???
In our day of cheap facades, strange additives, and generic substitutes it is appealing when anyone offers something that is completely natural. Entire brands are now built on the idea...
Tuesday’s Thanksgiving Thought: “God’s Greatest Provision”
Over the last few days we have been building a list in our home. We live by lists! Grocery lists, to do lists, special event lists. This one is different....
My Morning Meditation
Christ's greatest work was not done in a Temple or a synagogue. It was not accomplished through discussion with religious leaders or debate with skeptics. His work was done outside...
I Only Have One Message
Dr. Tom Malone used to joke about having five sermons and five hundred titles. My pastor challenged me years ago to work constantly at preparing new Bible messages. That counsel...
His Name Is Not A Swear Word!
Have you noticed it? I heard it sitting in a restaurant last week. It was muttered by someone who passed me in an airport recently. Yesterday it was spoken across...
Our Daily Bread
This week a fine young man sent me a message asking how to keep his mind fixed on Christ while surrounded by so many distractions. It is not an easy...
Traveling
Another trip. I am sitting in a hotel room in Fort Worth, Texas tonight. Tomorrow we host an Open House at Crown Southwest and begin a Regional Youth Congress. I...
Kind People in a Mean World
There once was a school that had but one rule. (Oh, what a wonderful place that would be!) It is now known as Washington and Lee University and Robert E....
Joy in the Midst of Conflict
Lester Roloff used to sing an old gospel song that said, "It's a battlefield brother, not a recreation room. It's a fight and not a game! So run if you...
The Biggest Birthday Celebration in the World
We are only days away from the biggest birthday celebration in the world! No birthday on earth has more celebration or more misunderstanding. A recent Pew survey suggests that half...
Top of the List: Why Was Jesus Thankful?
Like most of you, I try to make a list each Thanksgiving of reasons for which I am grateful to God. Obviously, it is never complete because the blessings never...
What About Eternity?
A friend and I were enjoying a time of fellowship together just a few days ago. During the conversation I asked about a man who had been a pastor in...
A Word for Young People About Parents
Like most children, when I was very young, I memorized the Ten Commandments. The fifth commandment says, “Honour thy father and thy mother.” It is repeated eight times in the...
Christianity is a Crutch
Recently I was in Vancouver, British Columbia for a meeting. On Saturday night I had a little time alone at the hotel and decided to do the Christian (and Canadian)...
