Perhaps it’s because I have daughters of my own, and a wife who is beyond amazing. I suppose I don’t really know why, but for some reason I am really drawn to that biblical character named Abigail, the wife of Nabal, a rich land-owner from Maon, “whose business was in Carmel” (1 Samuel 25:3). Were READ MORE
“Write This Down…” provides a restatement of selected points or observations from various teaching venues at which Pastor Matthew speaks. The following material is from Pastor Matthew’s sermon entitled, “Wrath,” part of the series called “The Seven Deadly Sins,” the weekend of October 24, 2010 at Bethel Church: Wrath is when my thirst for justice READ MORE
“Write This Down…” provides a restatement of selected points or observations from various teaching venues at which Pastor Matthew speaks. The following material is from Pastor Matthew’s sermon entitled, “Envy,” part of the series called “The Seven Deadly Sins,” the weekend of September 26, 2010 at Bethel Church: Envy is when I, disregarding God’s blessings READ MORE
Anticipating this weekend’s sermon from our series entitled, “Lies the Church Believes,” I’m reprising this posting from the Fall of 2008. This weekend’s message: “Lie #3: Tradition is More Important than the Mission of the Church.” The people of Israel mastered two tasks during their trek through the wilderness: winding their way through the mountain READ MORE
Mephibosheth knew nothing but shame and suffering since he was five years old. Once the heir to a mighty throne, this forgotten man managed to survive in a lonely corner of Palestine known in Hebrew simply as Lo Debar—no pastureland. The royal rights that were his had been stripped from him with the demise of READ MORE
