From glory on the football field to the depths of depression and darkness, Maurice Clarett has found hope and redemption in Christ. His message is a message of second chances because we serve a God who gives hope in second chances.
According to the American Institute of Stress, 77% of Americans feel physical symptoms related to stress. The vast majority of us feel stressed, but what does the Bible say about stress and how to handle it? God did not design humanity to be consistently stressed, but gave us instructions and examples from people in the…
One of most frequently asked questions is: How can I get more time in a day? As a busy people living in a busy culture, we look for ways that we can manage our time, as if time was something that can be managed, and yet, time keeps marching on. So we look to the…
Sometimes we wonder if prayer really works because we don’t get the answer we want or we don’t hear any answer at all or we figure God already has a plan, so why bother? But prayer does really work because it is the primary tool for communication that we have with God! Our prayers and…
People often wonder if their goals and desires are God’s will or just their human desires. Thankfully the Bible gives us plenty of resources to learn and live within God’s will – and it’s not about finding the pinpoint of a needle in a haystack, its about finding the area of freedom of choice within…
When we look around and see all kinds of suffering happening in the world, neighborhoods and even in families and selves, people can begin to question if God is real and if God is real then how can God allow suffering to happen? In this message, we look into the Bible to discover that God…
Everyone responds to difficulty differently. In John chapter 6 we see Jesus giving what some of the disciples refer to as a “hard teaching” and they walk away from Jesus. Some things in life are difficult and hard to accept but our response is important and we basically have two choices: despair or dependence. Which…
As school starts for many people in our county, it brings with it a lot of change in our lives and routines. How do you respond change? Jesus brought a teaching to the Jewish people that forced a change in their thinking and their response was to turn on one another and argue with each…
In John chapter 6 we are spending two days with Jesus. In this portion we see Jesus dealing with haters who take issue with Him calling Himself, “the Bread of Life.” These people knew Jesus as a boy – they remembered Him when… Sometimes people remember you when you were not the person you are…
After Jesus feeds the 5,000+ people by the Sea of Galilee, he crosses over to the other side of the sea in the darkness of night. The people catch up to him with an agenda on their mind: give us more food! They were hungry for Jesus but not a spiritual hunger, they were hungry…