The Hebrew writer says that one of the main reasons we come together on the first day of the week is to “consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.” (Hebrews 10:24). Which is what the world needs to see when they look at us – love and good works. And I said last week that the best way for us to accomplish that is to…

Last Sunday, we began a new series of lessons about the need for us to reach out to the community around us. And I made the observation that going to church is no longer considered a normal part of American life. It used to be. But gone are the days when everybody went to church…

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” (Matthew 5:13) He went on to say, “You are the…