Now take your Bibles and turn to the book of Nehemiah chapter 4. Nehemiah is a hero, he is a hero, in fact, because he is a patriot. Not because he was a prophet, he was not a prophet, he was not a preacher per se but he was a man that God called [...]

"Tell me the story of Jesus," that's what we are doing. And in telling the story of Jesus we pray that this also will be your story. That what happened in the lives of people so long ago will happen in your life as well. The powerful [...]

Today is a story of a desperate dad and a dying son, in John chapter 4. It's the story about a man who came to experience genuine faith and the power of that faith in his life and in his family. And, dads, this message in great part is to you. [...]

This is our series His Story, Your Story. And you can begin making your way to the nineteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke chapter 19. Our prayer, our purpose in this series of messages, "His Story, Your Story" are to meet the people who [...]

The devil is real. It's true that God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. He has a hope and a future for you. It is also true that the devil hates you and has a terrible plan for your life! Jesus said, "I've come that [...]

And now comes the word of God and it is another chapter in our series, "His Story, Your Story". We're looking at conversations Jesus had with individuals. Great conversions, great conversations, and today a powerful confrontation. [...]

This message series is called His Story, Your Story, and it is my prayer, our prayer that each person would experience Jesus in their lives. To know the story of Jesus is to know Him and His power to save. And today's message is especially [...]

It's so important that we always remember that Jesus loves children, all the children of the world. We so often see the compassion of our Lord and His celebration of little ones. Many of the miracles that took place in the life of Christ were [...]

To all of our PowerPoint viewers, today's program is a very special edition of PowerPoint. On March 15, this past week, the national day of prayer called by our President, I spoke to a a small congregation here at Prestonwood, as our people [...]

Jesus made the most bold and bodacious statement of all. He said in verses 25 and 26 of John chapter 11: "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me though he die, yet shall he live. And everyone", let's say it [...]

Now take your Bibles and turn with me to the book of Genesis, chapter 12. Genesis, the twelfth chapter. And the title and topic of the message today is "Israel, America and the Road to the Future". I know we have people from around the [...]

Romans 5, verse 1 says this: "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand". We not only are saved by [...]

You can't think of heaven without trying to imagine its beauty, its magnificence. I heard about a mother and a child that were walking outside, a beautiful evening, the stars were glistening like diamonds in the dark and the girl was just taken [...]

You ought to be excited about what God is planning, what Jesus is preparing for you. Now of course, the questions come. You know, what is heaven going to be like? And, particularly, what will we do in heaven? After all, eternity is a long, long [...]

Turn to the book of Revelation, chapter 4 of the Revelation. John was given a glimpse of glory. He was allowed to see into our future and speak of God's plans for our lives in eternity. And not only the end of the world, but beyond this world. [...]

Good morning everyone and let me ask that you take your Bibles and turn to John's Gospel, the fourteenth chapter. And we begin our series on HEAVEN: five weeks on heaven. Today the "Reality of Heaven". We'll be talking going [...]

Take your Bibles; turn to 2 Corinthians, chapter 9. The subject today is "Generosity". Today we're going to talk about giving, stewardship; because stewardship means ownership, and in Christ it means Lordship. Stewardship is in regard [...]

Turn please in your Bibles to Psalm 107. By now you should know that the Psalms represent the songbook of the Bible. These great poems and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God, praising God for who he is, giving thanks for what he has done. Psalm [...]

Please, take God's Word and turn to Psalm 84. The title of the message is "Homeward Bound". Psalm 84, verse 1 through 12. Verse 1 says: "How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the [...]

Someone said life is like a coin; you can spend it however you wish, but you can spend it only once. It's true. There are no do-overs for your days. Once you live your day, it's done. There are no mulligan's in life, just days. So [...]

We're back in Psalm 127 today so take your Bible and turn to 127th Psalm. As a reminder from the past message in Psalm 127, this is known as a song of ascent. There is a collection in the Psaltery the book of Psalms of these songs where the [...]

Every home needs an architect, a designer, a decorator, a builder and God is all of that and so much more for our homes and our families. And today, we're going to look at the family. In fact over the next two messages, I'm actually going [...]

Strife and stress is a way of life for far too many people. It's what the psalmist calls in verse 1, "fretting," to fret. In fact 3 times in Psalm 37 he uses the word, "fret," verse 1, verse 7 and verse 8. [...]

We are to openly, obviously publicly profess our faith in God. We do that in a number of ways, but one way that we do it is by our declarations, what we say, and even how we say it. The Scripture says, "As a man thinks in his heart, so is [...]

Psalm 46 is a robust and muscular, as well as, musical hymn. Verse one says: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in (times of) trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into [...]

I want to speak to you on the subject, "One Thing". One Thing. The one thing that you can do to overcome your fears, to live in victory in your life. You can be free from fear and live with a courageous and confident faith in a God you can [...]

The title of this message is "Everything We Need". Psalm 23 has been called the greatest poem penned in any language. And in reality it is a poem and it is a song. It is a song of the people, and it sounds the chords of human experience. [...]

David is the author of both these psalms as he is the author and the composer of most of the psalms that are contained in God's Word. He was not only a great worship leader, but a warrior, a shepherd-king, a sovereign, a great man, a dynamic [...]

Psalm 19 is a profound testimony to the word of God. Psalm 19 according to C. S. Lewis is the greatest poem in the psalms, one of the greatest lyrics in the world. And Psalm 19 is a description of God's revelation of Himself, how God speaks. [...]

If you would take God's Word, turn to Psalm 96. We're going to read all thirteen verses. Psalms is at the center of the Scripture, very core. You open the Bible in the middle and there it is, because worship and praise, you know the [...]

When you read the Psalms remember this is the songbook of the Bible. It's right in the center, right at the core in the heart of the Scriptures. In fact when I was a little guy and we were in Sword drill or Bible drill, we call it now, we [...]

We live in a pressure cooker world, don't we? When I was a little guy my mother cooked with a thing called a pressure cooker. Some of you remember these things. I think it's good that they no longer exist for the most part because I can [...]

The problem with life is that it is so daily! And the daily grind can get us down. There's not one of us who does not struggle with stress. What we need to learn is how to turn our stress into strength. Now stress is the gap that exists between [...]

So we begin today with one of my favorites, perhaps one of your personal favorites as well. I believe outside the 23rd Psalm, Psalm number one is one of the most well known and one of the most beloved of all the Psalms. It is short, it is simple, [...]

Matthew chapter 6, begin finding it, Matthew chapter 6. And in the heart of this message Jesus talked about a very important subject, and that is overcome our fears and worries and anxieties, a toxic trinity: fear, worry, anxiety, a toxic trinity. [...]

Take your Bibles and turn to John's gospel chapter 20 and verse 31, it says: "these things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name". Life is in [...]

I want to talk to you about comeback faith. Faith that fails but comes back by the grace and the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ. Failure, as you know because we all experience failure, can be a jarring experience, a terrifying experience. And when [...]

Jesus always, always, always responds to faith! God responds to genuine faith. In fact, "Without faith it is impossible to please God," And God is the "rewarder of those who diligently seek Him". God is the rewarder of those who [...]

It's time to DARE TO BELIEVE. We've seen great things, we've seen God do amazing, incredible things in times past, but we want to see it again. We want to see God move in grace and power upon our lives, our homes, our families. We [...]

I would invite you to take your Bibles and turn to John's Gospel, chapter 11. And I'm calling this message "How to have a Living Faith". Or on the other side I thought a good title for this message on the raising of Lazarus from [...]

The most important thing we can do to begin winning life's battles, you are in a spiritual battle. If you are a believer you understand the Christian life is, you know, not just putting a flower in your hair and speaking of peace and love. We [...]

Angels are protecting us, providing for us, prevailing in our behalf in spiritual warfare, fighting our battles, defeating our enemies. Angels often appear in times of distress and times of danger, darkness and even death. One of my favorite angel [...]

I guess I should say, "Hi, y'all", since I'm from Texas and I started to wear my boots, but I wore California-cool instead, alright? And, of course, we love Greg and Cathe and this entire team here. Deb and I just consider your [...]

Hebrews, chapter 1, verses 6 through 9: "And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, 'Let all God's angels worship him.' Of the angels he says, 'He makes his angels winds, and his ministers (again, [...]

Today I stand with a particular burden for our country and with a prayer in my heart that God would save America; that we would live again in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. The title of the message from Psalm 80 is "Patriot Prayers". [...]

There are many comparisons of this man Joseph to Jesus Himself. In fact, you may say that Joseph is the most Christ-like man in the Old Testament. And he is representative of our Lord Himself. And the character of His life is what sets this man [...]

Take your Bibles and turn with me now to the thirty-seventh chapter of the book of Genesis. We are telling the story of Joseph right out of the Scriptures, this wonderful man, God said, a successful man. Why? Because the hand of the Lord was on him [...]

We're in a series of messages called DESTINY. It's the story of Joseph. One of the great stories of the Bible. One of the favorite personalities in all of the Scripture. Maybe you know him as Joseph and his Technicolor dream coat. He was [...]

Take your Bibles and turn with me, please, to the book of Genesis, chapter 37. Every life is a plan of God. God has a purpose, a plan for you, for your life. This is called providence. The word providence sounds like an archaic word; something that [...]

I want to invite you now to take your bibles and turn with me to 1 Corinthians chapter 3. This is a great day! It's a great day of celebration, it is a great day of anticipation of what God can do in all of our lives and ultimately that day [...]