Almost impossible to drive down the street and not see a sign that says " WE BUY UGLY HOUSES" I always looked with confusion as a kid when driving past the signs because I had no earthly idea why a person would want to spend MONEY on a home or property that was ugly, broken down and nasty. I didn't understand it until I started understanding the gospel better! On Sunday I preached a message titled " BUILD THE BROKEN" and in it I focused on two things we must keep in mind as C

In this series we've been in I have been emphasizing all the times when we as the people of God need to build and plant and construct. In my message yesterday however, i wanted to focus on Israel in Isaiah chapter 9:10 because we clearly see them determined about rebuilding something that the LORD seen as evil, but why? let's go over the three points from the message as we looked at three reasons Israel decided to REBUILD instead of REPENT.... 1.) PRide &Arrogance One of the

Yesterday I preached a message titled " The responsibility of the remnant" ending our time in the book of Ezra. We've been looking at the returning exiles and how they faced opposition when it came to rebuilding their temple and rebuilding their lives in general, physically, but most importantly spiritually. In the end, after all the adversity we see the Jews completed their mission of rebuilding and their lives were off to a new start......or was it? In Ezra chapter 9 we s

We've been in a series called "Rebuild the Ruins" taking a closer look at Israel in the book of Ezra attempt to navigate the difficulties of rebuilding their temple and resuming the proper worship of God. On Sunday i preached a message titled " I'm authorized" and I broke down three things that I believe Israel recognized in their rebuilding efforts that can help us tremendously in our own lives. #1.) Israel recognized the voice of GOD The Israelites returned from around 70 y

Goals are a dime a dozen! since we were kids, we've been taught to dream big, to reach for the stars and to set valuable goals worth achieving for the purpose of accomplishing success in life! That in itself is amazing, I would never discourage people from goal setting, but I would caution against one particular thing when it comes to it......I would warn people of looking past the sure opposition and resistance that comes with any goals we set. Again, most people either

Last Sunday I began my sermon by showing the congregation some optical illusion images. These images were to show us all how many people can view the same thing while coming away with different understandings of what they saw. This is what perspective is, the way in which you and I see particular situations, events and occurrences. The scripture i focused on was Ezra chapter 3 that details the returned Jewish exiles beginning to rebuild the foundation of their temple. We see

Good afternoon family!......well, at least it's the afternoon for me as I write this blog lol. On yesterday I preached a sermon titled "Rebuild the Ruins" and that sermon title also happens to be our theme for the year at the Christian Center of Fort Worth! I preached from Haggai chapter one that deals with the prophet Haggai encouraging Israel to rebuild their temple that had been destroyed by the Babylonian army 70 years prior. The returning exiles had started to build the