Jesus healed many people when He was on the earth. One of them was Simon's mother-in-law. However, the main reason He came was to fulfill God's plan for saving His people by living a perfect life of obedience on their behalf and dying for their...

When we are born again, we see the immense love of Jesus through the righteous life He lived on our behalf and the suffering that He endured on the cross for us. Because of this, we WANT to live a holy life and avoid sin while understanding tha...

Peter wasn't fully ready to follow Jesus because he didn't understand the intensity of what was going on. Peter needed people who would call him out and encourage him. We need people that will call us out for when we are off and not "yes men" h...

Peter followed Jesus but at times he wasn't alert or humble. We too can be picked off by the enemy so we must be trained in God's word, alert and confident in Christ. Peter was only one degree off, but it caused him to lose track of Jesus Chris...

There are times in our lives where there has to be a necessary ending so we can move on. Stephen was a man in the book of Acts who preached the word but sadly he was stoned to death. But God used the necessary end in Stephen's life to bring abo...

Hebrews 10:25 says to "... encourage one another all the more as you see the day approaching." Youth sports are a growing industry and Christians are taking themselves out of fellowship by missing church on Sunday morning due to games. Do we tr...

There are a lot of players in the NFL that succumb to debt, divorce, and drugs.  Those three issues lead to a dead end. As Christians we need to look at the scriptures and encourage each other in the faith. Let's be culture shapers who ste...

When it comes to alcohol, it can be very easy to get outside of your natural state of mind. Paul says in Ephesians 5 to be very careful how we live and we should make the most out of every opportunity because the days are evil. With alcohol we ...

The Bible makes it clear that we should not get drunk with alcohol, but instead we should be filled with the Holy Spirit. Alcohol has the potential to alter our natural state of mind. We should think responsibly when it comes to alcohol. Our go...

The Bible is full of people who experienced seasonal changes in their life, but their faith didn't waver. Despite the fact that Joseph was thrown in prison for 13 years for a crime he didn't commit, God never forgot about him. Job lost everythi...

Seasons change in life.  As Christians, no matter what comes our way, we are called to be steadfast and trusting in the Lord.  Psalm 27 is a great reminder that the Lord is our light and salvation. This Psalm later says wait for the L...

Jesus said if you want to be a great leader then you must be a great servant first. Are we willing to humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God? We look to Jesus who was the perfect servant leader as He humbled himself to the point of deat...

Are we loving and trusting in the Creator more than creation? Paul learned to be content in Christ. We too are called to be content in the Lord. We should abide in Him, study the scriptures, and have a Christ like attitude.

Jesus wants us to be persistent in prayer because He listens to us, and The Holy Spirit fine tunes our prayers before they get  into the throne room, all the while as we are being shaped into the nature of Christ. Being persistent in praye...

2 Corinthians 2 tells us to spread the fragrance of Jesus everywhere we go. 1st John 1 tells us to confess our sins and when we do that God forgives us of our sins and cleanses us of all unrighteousness. Living for Christ means repenting of our...

In 1 Kings 6 the Lord came to Solomon and promised Solomon that if he observed His laws and kept His commands then the Lord would live among the Israelites and not abandon His people. Solomon knew the law, especially  Deuteronomy 17 which ...

In Luke 22, Peter denied Jesus three times. Jesus looked at Peter with love and pursued him after his resurrection. Peter went back to fishing, but Jesus met Peter on the shore in John 21 and he wanted to challenge  and teach Peter that he...

In second Samuel 24, David's pride shows itself as he takes a 10-month census to count how many soldiers he had. At the end of the census David realizes the sin he committed and how he had put his hope in the number of fighting men over his tru...

In 1st Kings 3, God comes to Solomon in a dream and asks him to ask for whatever he wants. Solomon understood the important responsibility of leading God's people and he asked for a discerning heart to govern God's people. It says the the Lord ...

The Bible is full of people like Joseph and Paul who endured difficulty, suffering and isolation. They could have been crushed but they were strengthened by God and their toughness came from a continual relationship with the Lord. We look to Je...

Steve Prefontaine was a world-class runner who beat other runners with his incredible toughness. As Christians we are being beat down by the world and taking blow after blow for the sake of Christ. We are called to die daily and to be conformed...

Coach Brown had been rescued from the kingdom of darkness and now the Lord had positioned coach into being around several high-profile coaches. Coach Brown realized that he was now a missionary and the Lord had given him a passion for coaching....

As Coach Brown was excelling on the field, a backup named Harry Walls caught his attention. Harry loved the Lord and despite not playing, he greatly encouraged Coach Brown. After coach Brown's junior year, Harry left for ministry at Liberty Uni...

In part two, Coach Brown discusses his transition from high school to playing football at Brown University. As Coach Brown was excelling on the field, he knew something was missing in his life. However, God was causing everything to work togeth...

Everyone has a story. In this episode, Coach Brown tells the story of how he was the orphan child. Through God's sovereignty, Coach Brown was placed in the home of Arthur and Pearl Brown. God has chosen who are going to be His and all we can sa...