By Matt Watson The things we cultivate now will be harvested later. For many of us, family worship is one of those quaint, idealistic visions of families eating around a dinner table, discussing the Bible and the day’s events in light of it, and doing catechisms with our kids. While it is easy to blame Netflix and Disney+ for distracting …

By Al Johnson “When you read that I am dead, do not believe it; I shall be more alive than I am now.” — D. L. Moody When it comes to the subject of heaven, many Christians, quite frankly, do not have much to say about it. Why is that? Part of the reason is that we have allowed heaven …

By Al Johnson There are moments in the life of a church where you can clearly see the hand of God at work, opening doors that no man could open. This is one of those moments for us. Last week, we officially signed a six-month contract with Stable Hall downtown, and starting this Sunday, Easter 2026, we will begin holding …

By Matt Watson God’s people were slaves in Egypt. He rained down plagues and death to redeem them out of slavery. God’s people were caught between a sea and an army. God parted the sea and led them through it with a pillar of fire and cloud. God’s people stood before the Trojan-like walls of Jericho, seeing no way through. …

By Matt Watson To produce energy, you need fuel. But not every fuel is suitable for the job. Wood will not fuel an electric stove. You don’t put diesel in a truck that takes regular gas. Sure, you might get combustion, but you’ll also get destruction. In Judges 8, Gideon is battle-weary, hungry, and frustrated. He went from being a …

By Matt Watson “To conquer:1: to gain or acquire by force of arms: subjugate (ex. conquer territory)2: to overcome by force of arms: vanquish (ex. conquered the enemy)3: to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition (ex. conquered the mountain)4: to overcome by mental or moral power: surmount (ex. conquered her fear)”— (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conquer) We are continuing our …

By Matt Watson Samson is the most famous of all the judges. Whether it’s his superhuman strength or his dalliance with Delilah, everyone seems to know about the big, violent, herculean ox who is really, really good at killing things. For example, in Judges 14 he fights a lion and rips it apart. Not a kitty. A lion. “Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, …

By Al Johnson “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, …

By Matt Watson The diagnosis. The pink slip. The eviction notice. The cultural cancelation. The unjust accusations from family and friends. The late-night phone call, or the knock on the door from the police while your child is out. All of us at some point will face dark times, for we live in a fallen world, marred and broken by …

By Jonathan Ellis We in the west live in a society where it costs comparatively little to claim to be a Christian. One foreign missionary when speaking with an American pastor was asked, “what do you think is the greatest danger to the American church?” The missionary said it seemed like the American church was under the sway of a …