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Good FridayThis week we're preparing ourselves for the remembrance of Good Friday and the Celebration of Easter Sunday. With this in mind, we will turn our attention to a very important part of the story of Jesus, His sacrificial death on the Cross.PassoverJesus' death was the fulfillment of the Old Testament event called the Passover. As God was getting ready to release His people from Egyptian slavery, He executed a final plague against the Egyptians. It was the death of the firstborns. In Exo …

Unconditional LoveUnconditional love is so very hard for humans. We can learn so much about unconditional love from dogs. They do not care what you look like, if you loose your job, if you fail a test, or if you gain 100 pounds. Dogs love unconditionally. They want what is best for you. Dogs live to please you. They want to spend time with you. Dogs do not keep score of hurt, broken promises, or missed birthdays/anniversaries/holidays. They simply want to be in your presence, to love you, t …

Discipline“God may allow His servant to succeed when He has disciplined him to a point where he does not need to succeed to be happy. The man who is elated by success and is cast down by failure is still a carnal man. At best his fruit will have a worm in it.” A.W. TozerSuccessDefining yourself by success in sports, academic achievement, job, salary, rank, position, income, wealth, the car you drive, your home, etc, is a recipe for failure and disappointment. If you are elated by “success” and “ …

Salvation VideoSalvation is the greatest miracle of all. The greatest evidence of salvation is a changed heart and a change of desire. Before salvation, sin is desirable. After salvation, though we may sin, we despise it more than anyone. It is truly the gift of a loving heart, but we still have the responsibility to fight the right fight, learn God's Word, and renew our minds.ChangeSalvation is the greatest gift of all. Not only ensuring our eternity, but also getting "a little bit of the up th …

GentlenessThe older I get the more I realize the power of gentleness. Most of my life I saw gentleness as weakness. Many men do! When your a young boy getting pushed around gentleness seems to exacerbate the situation. lol... I have learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. Gentleness is a strong hand with a soft touch. It is a tender, compassionate approach toward others' weaknesses and limitations.TruthA gentle person still speaks tr …

Resolutions FailureWhy do we continue to make resolutions every year even though so few of us follow through? I believe everyone of us are guilty of breaking one or two. So why do we so often fail to follow through on resolutions?Wrong FocusMost of the time it is because we try to fix the results of the problem without fixing the problem. If I put new tires on my car because the inside has no tread, but don't fix the issue causing them to wear uneven, it won't be long before I am back at the ti …

God Has A Plan"I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief"- Psalm 38:6 When we go through difficult times, it can really be tough to hang in there and keep your faith. The most important thing I have learned through a series of severe heartaches due to loss of family, health conditions, and financial stress, is to keep your eyes focused on the Lord and there are NO "unanswered prayers." In this verse, David had his mind so full of grief, he was unable to s …

FearFear is one of the most destructive forces in the world! It causes you to do the things that will make your fears come true and it rarely motivates the right behavior. Men view fear as weakness and use macho behavior mask it.I have found that most women don't even try to hide it. They are openly fearful of rejection, disconnection, abuse and not being valued. Core fears for women are disconnection, not being heard, and losing love and appreciation. Men are afraid of helplessness, being contr …

Hope "Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: the faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease" -Lamentations 3:21-22Work As Though It Is All Up To Me There have been so many times in my life where I have stopped hoping. It has felt at times that my hopes, dreams, and plans for my life on this Earth have been crushed, pushed aside, or forgotten , despite the effort I put forth. I can remember being a new doctor in residency, and doing everything I could for a patie …

SinTemptations come from every side. No human being gets through life without battling sin. Even with our best efforts, we often relapse into the very sins from which we were rescued. Eventually you will learn that we can’t save ourselves. That’s why we need Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:57; Romans 8:37).Jesus StrengthIf you overcame a sin by your own strength, then that same strength will keep you from a relapse. But I also believe that if Jesus delivered you from that sin, then it will be His streng …