In almost every letter Paul wrote, he prayed for the recipients.  We will examine one of these prayers as if we were the original addressees.

Our spiritual journey begins with the new birth. We begin as babes in Christ and progress to spiritual adults. We will reflect on this analogy in this message.

The Rich Young Ruler went to Jesus looking for his spiritual blind spot that might keep him out of heaven. Will we go to Jesus looking for ours? This message explores how to spot them and how we might respond.

The final fruit we are to produce is self-control. It might be the hardest to produce for most of us. But if we harvest the previous fruit we will harvest self-control. Let’s explore this further.

Developing trust is a process.  It is earned. Breaking it may mean we may never get it back.  The believer learns faithfulness from the Lord and from others.  This fruit of the Spirit grows from the other fruits.  We will explore this valued virtue in this message.

Kindness without goodness is self-serving. One can be kind without being good but one can’t be good without being kind. We will explore this in today’s message.

The Peace that passes understanding is biblical peace – peace with God, peace with others and peace with self. Explore this with me.

Finding the True Meaning of Joy

Joy may be as elusive as a butterfly. Hard to capture and easily lost. But if we can grasp its meaning and walk with the Spirit we can also have a permanent joy through the changing circumstances of life. Let’s explore this in this message.