Matthew 16:1-12 Summary: Jesus warns that dangerous doctrine often comes subtly, disguised in religious language but marked by hypocrisy, legalism, skepticism, and worldliness. True faith doesn’t demand constant signs but trusts in Christ, rema...

Matthew 15:29-39  Summary: Jesus has compassion on the poor, the hungry, the needy. He also has compassion on us- the poor, unbelieving disciples! How often do we ask Jesus to prove Himself all over again when we have already seen Him work...

Jesus is risen! Don't just stand there looking up at the skies! This same Jesus will return in just the same way that He left. How are we living now to prepare for the return of the resurrected Christ?

Matthew 15:21-28-  The woman of Sidon whose daughter was possessed approached Jesus in boldness and desperation. But how she was tested! Can I be a dog, or an unworthy servant? If we find ourselves in DESPERATION, engage in EXALTATION, and...

Matthew 15:15-20- it is not what goes into a man that makes him unclean in God's eyes, but what proceeds out of Him. The irony of this teaching is that what we take in is also what will inevitably also come out. Jesus is shifting our focus from...

Matthew 15:1-14- The Pharisees were offended when Jesus called them blind guides. He had confronted them about their hypocrisy and was calling them to make a change. How do I respond when something is pointed out where I may need to change? Own...

Matthew 14:34-36- Jesus wants to work in all "regions" of our lives. We try to make a law out of our experiences only to find later that Jesus has moved on! Once we recognize Him in the new "region", things begin to change very quickly- not the...

Walking in faith doesn't mean ignoring challenges, but rather trusting God in the midst of them. Storms of life  cause our faith to grow as they force us to rely on God in ways that calm seas never would.

Matthew 14:1-12 : John the Baptist's Life seems almost arbitrarily thrown away. Yet, when we consider all that Jesus said about him, he was afforded the highest honors that heaven could confer. We need perspective! If we are not carefu...

Change comes directly from the things we see now that we could not see before. For 2025: We Desire for Life Bible Church to be the Happiest, Healthiest Church in our Community.

Matthew 14:1-12 : John the Baptist's Life seems almost arbitrarily thrown away. Yet, when we consider all that Jesus said about him, he was afforded the highest honors that heaven could confer. We need perspective! If we are not carefu...

“Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.” Friendships- real ones- are essential to survival on the journey of life and faith in Jesus. How can we care for them in a way that ensures they are longlasting? Jonathan an...

Time is like money, in that we budget and spend it, and cannot get it back once it is gone. Time is unique, though, because there is a limited amount apportioned to each person, it is always being spent, and more cannot be earned! Time is a ste...

Christians often have false beliefs that affect our relationship with money. What mindset shifts do we need to make so that we can honor God by stewarding well the money He entrusts to us?

Christians should be the healthiest people on earth. How do we seek the Lord first and honor Him with our physical fitness?

Christians should be the healthiest people on earth. How do we seek the Lord first in our health, honoring Him with out diet?

A yearly vision needs to begin with a heavenly vision. Having looked to God FIRST, we turn to the things down here. A heavenly vision ensures we have an eternal reward where nothing can destroy it and it cannot be stolen from us. We find and ke...

Fasting is the desperate measure that God prescribes for desperate times, when the ordinary means have failed. Fasting brings breakthrough wherever any stronghold exists!

The death of Stephen as it mirrors the death of Jesus gives us two essential elements to finishing well, forgiveness and surrender.

Humanity is changed because Jesus came. He loved the world, lived in the world, died for the world, and is working redemption in the world, and will one day remake the world. His love for the world is so immense, but only the faithful will expe...

Jesus surprises us again and again with His choice of companions, friends, the objects of His compassion, and the instruments of His grace. Jesus came to reveal the love of God for the unlovely.

Darkness does not intimidate God. Rather, He is drawn to it! He loves to expose the untapped potential of a dark place to the light of His redemption. In Jesus, a people sitting in darkness have seen a GREAT light!

The God of the universe wants to be known by name by His people. What is even more remarkable, however, is His willingness to KNOW His people, not by sovereign or divine knowledge, but by personal experience as one of us.

We are all given white garments to wear- the Righteousness of Christ. Some, however, WALK WITH HIM in white and are living a life worthy of His name. The great need today is for believers to hear the call to WAKE UP! and stop sleepwalking their...

For our faith to grow, we have 3 essential needs: To be made good, to do good deeds (out of the overflow), and for those deeds to be done in power!