There are so many great stories in Scripture surrounding fishing and so many lessons we can learn from Jesus as He incorporates fishing and fishermen into His teaching. As we kick off a new series called “Hooked” we are going to take a look at a fishing trip to remember from Luke chapter 5 and se...

Have you ever seen one of the gospel bracelets with the different color beads? I love these bracelets because they are such a simple but symbolic way for us to explain the gospel to the people we come in contact with each day. In this message, I want to walk you through the meaning behind each of...

sn’t it funny how temptation isn’t a popular topic in the church these days? Temptation just sounds so negative, so no one wants to talk about it. But believe it or not, there is actually a positive side to temptation, and that positive side is that temptation is not impossible to overcome if you...

Temptation is a part of life. And when you see this word “temptation” in Scripture, it’s the Greek word “peirasmos.” The word literally means to test or prove. When we read about this concept in the Bible, we can see that while the enemy tempts us to make us do wrong, God tests us to make us stro...

As we conclude our series entitled “Hooked,” I want us to take one last look at the theme on which this series is based: fishing. When you think of fish as we dive into this message, I want you to think of it as an acronym. F-I-S-H. Focus In our Sea of Humanity. In other words, if we are going to...