he following is a sermon I delievered Sunday morning (August 6, 2006) at Christian Tabernacle (Houston, TX). I was preaching a short segment on “Sharing the Good News” in the New Member’s Class. Headed by Irvin Clark and Marcella Willhoite, this particular class revolved around Discipleship. This was my first sermon. I had only 15 [...]

As some of you might know, recently I approached my pastors with hopes of becoming mentored and trained for ministry. I mention to them that I believed that I was gifted to teach. And that God was moving me to and developing me for such a role. After meeting with the pastor of ministries, I [...]

This year my birthday was exceptionally special. My wife and I thought it would be neat to go out on a date without the children (a rarity in our family). So my mother came over and watched our young ones while Kathy and I ran to Wal-Mart for groceries (yes, this is how young parents [...]

I wonder often why it is so hard for some people to forgive. Sometimes it is excused because of the gravity of the offense. Other times it is excused because the offender has not yet apologized. I’m sure that there are more reasons than these two, but reality is that Christians should always forgive. And [...]