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As you look to the future, Satan wants to convince you that things are dark and hopeless. As a new creature in Christ, there is hope; there is promise. However, Satan wants to steal your future by constant reminders of past sins you have committed. He gets inside your head and... Read More →

The voices in our head determine how we live out our lives. There is a war, a spiritual war for our minds. Jesus warned us that Satan’s mission is to kill, steal, and destroy. Satan wants to rob you and me. He whispers lies that get inside our heads and cause us stress and... Read More →

As we have followed the exploits of Samson over the past several weeks, it’s hard to understand the colossal failures of his God-ordained life. How could he make such a mess of things after being given so much? Samson was sent to be a deliverer for the Israelites, who were living... Read More →

Over the last few weeks we have been looking at the life of Sampson. To this point we have established that he had some glaring weaknesses. These included lust, a sense of entitlement, pride, and allowing his emotions to control him. He thought he could take on anything that came... Read More →

Bruce Banner was a kind, caring, mild-mannered man who turned into the Incredible Hulk when provoked to anger. As much as he didn’t want to turn into that destructive creature, he was helpless to prevent it when rage overtook him. Samson responded to anger in much the same way.... Read More →

WILD • Born To Be Wild – 4/14/24 Samson was set apart by God from birth. His purpose was to deliver Israel from Philistine domination. He was to maintain the vows of a Nazirite: don’t touch anything dead; don’t touch grapes or anything made from grapes, and do not cut your... Read More →

The Old Testament records Israel’s cycle of sin, repent, serve God… repeat, repeat, repeat. Each time they strayed and followed their own way, other gods, and royally messed up, God would remove his hand of protection for a time and allow them to suffer the consequences of their... Read More →

Have you ever walked away from a job, situation, challenge, relationship, marriage, or friendship and later realized you made a serious mistake. What you thought you wanted wasn’t really what you were searching for, and now the door is closed, there’s no going back. It hurts; and... Read More →

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC • The Sound of Silence – 3/24/24 How many times have you prayed, and it seemed as though God wasn’t listening? Maybe you waited and waited, asked friends to pray for you and with you, and yet God was silent, unresponsive. We love to hear about God’s... Read More →