How do I make Christ my Lord?

The question is sometimes asked, I believe Jesus is my Savior but I'm not sure if He's my Lord. Well the fact is, if He's not your Lord, then he's not your Savior either. He will not be divided. Christ is the Savior. He is The Lord. The question simply remains, whether he is your Savior and your Lor...

Dec 13, 2023

Does salvation or sanctification make me worthy of the Lord?

Even among non-Christians who have some level of genuine seeking after God where they're seeking some sort of answers to eternal questions, they tend to pretty much 100% of the time default to trying to find a way to be worthy of God, and what's where they need the gospel. They to understand that th...

Dec 6, 2023

Do I need to come close to death to serve Christ?

When I was a kid, it was presented to me very often in the church circles I grew up in that in order to serve Christ you need to either be a pastor or a missionary. Now ironically, I ended up as a pastor, but that's not necessary to serve Christ. The fact is, we're called to serve Christ in every wa...

Nov 29, 2023

How can I help my pastor?

This is one of my favorite questions, as a pastor, when somebody comes to me and says, "How can I be a help to you?". I think the first, and best, answer is, be a faithful church member. Be one who is there in attendance, and one who's faithful in giving, and one who's faithful in serving, and I thi...