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How to Conquer Fear

December 3, 2021
Fear is real and it is paralyzing. A world in flux has produced a world filled with fear. Frequently I hear someone quote 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God hath not...
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My First Sermon

November 28, 2021
Just a few days after my 13th birthday, I preached the first sermon I ever gave behind a pulpit. On that Sunday afternoon, in August, I spoke on the subject...
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How to Be Happy In An Unhappy World

September 21, 2017
My favorite book of the Bible is the little New Testament book of Philippians. I love it for many reasons, but most of all, because it is a book of...
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Keeping Your Prayer Life Fresh

May 3, 2014
Good things can get stale.  Even our prayer life.  One of the great challenges of using a prayer list is not allowing it to become mechanical.  How many days I...
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My First Sermon and What I am Now Learning From It

February 1, 2014
On a Thursday night in July of 1989 God made clear to me that He wanted me to be a preacher.  I was 12 years old and full of fear...
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What I Learned at the Dead Sea

November 7, 2013
My dad and I had the privilege to be part of training several Iraqi pastors a number of years ago.  For over a week we taught a group of men...
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The Forgotten Ministry

November 13, 2012
In recent weeks the Lord has been dealing with me about so many weaknesses in my own prayer life.  One of the most glaring has been my failure in the...