Matthew 10: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Not an Easy Road: I understand, in theory, that God does not promise that my life will be easy. There is no guarantee that ministry will...
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Pastor Mike Allen
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Matthew 9: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Calling all Sinners: Dane Ortlund describes Jesus’ heart for sinners, “What was His first impulse when He came across prostitutes and...
Pastor Mike Allen
Sep 20, 20213 min read
Matthew 8: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Great Faith and Little Faith. In full disclosure, I am writing about faith, but not because of my own faith. I write about faith because...
Pastor Mike Allen
Sep 13, 20213 min read
Matthew 7: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Obedience. Jesus wraps up His famous Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7 and it is the conclusion that catches me by surprise more than...
Pastor Mike Allen
Aug 27, 20215 min read
Matthew 6: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Dependence. This morning I read an excerpt from Paul David Tripp’s book, A Quest for More. The excerpt indicated that Satan tempted Adam...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jul 27, 20214 min read
Matthew 5: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Blessing: A common theme for all mankind is the endless pursuit of joy and satisfaction. We might succinctly state it as a search for...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jul 15, 20214 min read
Matthew 4: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Temptation. The temptation of Jesus recorded in Matthew 4 provides one of the clearest indicators of His humanity. He took on flesh at...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jul 14, 20213 min read
Matthew 3: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Preparation. One of my favorite Christmas passages is found in Galatians 4:4. The Amplified Bible says, “But when (in God’s plan) the...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jul 8, 20214 min read
Matthew 2: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Refugee: A refugee is one who has been forced to flee their country of origin or place of birth due to persecution or threat. In Matthew...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jul 7, 20213 min read
Matthew 1: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels
Unexpected: Jesus’ coming was anticipated and prophesied, but at the same time how and when He would come was unexpected. Most were...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Day 45: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace
Blame Sharing. We are all aware of blame-shifting. We have done it by blaming our spouses, bosses, co-workers, etc. We have all had it...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Day 42: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace
God's Anger Emptied Out. The outpouring of our sinful wrath on others and others pouring their sinful wrath upon us is always wrong and...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Day 38: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace
Blame. One of the underlying thoughts in our anger is a sense of superiority over others. This is because anger is rooted in a perceived...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Day 36: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace
Our Shield and Protector. For those of us who deal with the sin of anger, anger is often our shield of defense. When we are threatened,...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Day 34: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace
Bless your enemy. If we are to put off anger, then we are to put on something in place of it. What is it? Paul teaches in Romans 12:14...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Day 26: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace
Anger forgets. Anger feels justified, after all, this is why we are angry. In our minds our standard has not been met. Our expectations...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Day 22: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace
Anger's Victim. Let's be clear, we are not a victim of anger when anger is our own sin. We are not controlled by people, circumstances,...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 16, 20212 min read
Day 6: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace
The Many Faces of Anger. Now it gets personal! I would not have said I am an angry person and it is only by God's grace and through the...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 16, 20212 min read
Day 5: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace
Murderer. James 4 indicates that wars, fighting, and killing come from others getting in the way of what we want. Anger is a typical...
Pastor Mike Allen
Jun 16, 20212 min read
Day 4: Mediations on Anger, Patience, and Peace
Judging Ourselves. Scripture does not teach us not to judge (discern, choose between what is right and wrong), but Scripture does condemn...
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