Today, we come to the very last in a series of messages which I entitled it "Appropriating the Happiness That's Already in You," and we're gonna see this "By Judging Carefully". What is this judging that Jesus is talkin' about? [...]

Don't ever forget the privilege of being able to choose is deeply rooted in the Christian faith. This privilege of choosing is a hallmark of biblical Christianity. In fact, the Bible from cover to cover is a book of choice. From cover to cover the [...]

You know, the Greek mythology tells us about a beautiful youth who loved no one until, one day, he saw his reflection in the water, and he fell in love with his reflection. He was so lovesick that he finally wasted away and died. Then he turned into [...]

The verses that I'm about to deal with in this part of this series are of uttermost importance, and I'll tell you why, because our culture is absolutely sexually-charged culture. Look with me, please, at what Jesus said regarding the seventh [...]

I think most of us know that anger takes many forms. In fact, anger wears many faces. Anger is an emotion that's interwoven in many aspects of our lives. Anger ranges from a slight irritation to a full blown uncontrollable rage. But I need to hate [...]

I'm gonna make a statement, a startling statement. Are you ready? Immorality is not the most dangerous problem that we're facing. I told you. Immorality is not the most dangerous threat to our Christian values. Immorality is not the most worrisome [...]

We saw in the last message the incalculable value of salt. And this was a big shock to the disciples, who are very coming from modest workers and fisherman to be told that they have incalculable value, just like salt was at that time. And today, [...]

Today, I'm starting this eight-part series. I'm calling it, "Appropriating the Happiness That Is in You". The beatitudes are basically a superstructure. It is a step by step program that Jesus has given us. You can't just skip one step and [...]