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June 2014

June 14, 2014

A Life Worth Living #1-Introduction

Here is last Sunday's message from Mt Vernon Church, an introduction to our summer series...

June 07, 2014

War of the Worlds #5-Your Weapons

Missed last Sunday at Mt Vernon? Here is the final message from the War of...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

War of the Worlds #4-Your Armor

If you missed last Sunday at Mt Vernon Church, I talked about the armor of...

May 15, 2014

Why Don't More Christians Experience Victory?

If we have the power of the Holy Spirit inside of us and angels fighting...

May 12, 2014

Do We Have a Guardian Angel?

Do we have a guardian angel? That's one of the questions I answered this past...

May 08, 2014

Can a Christian Be Demon-Possessed?

This is a common question that many Christians have. Watch the short clip below as...

May 07, 2014

What the Church Can Learn from a Pack of Wildebeests

8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring...

May 06, 2014

Why Aren't Demonic Manifestations More Obvious in America?

This past Sunday I preached on Satan and demons at Mt Vernon Church. I answered...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

My Two-Week-Old Daughter Helps Explain What It Means to Be Born Again

In John 3, Jesus gives us one of the most commonly used terms to describe...

April 08, 2014

Do You Want to Get Well?

In John 5 there's a verse that puzzled me for years. One of the times...

April 03, 2014

Four Fundamental Questions Every Human Asks

I believe there are four basic questions, four basic needs that people have today. These...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

My First Experience with Hopelessness

The first time I truly encountered hopelessness was in the mid-90s. To be honest, I'd...

March 19, 2014

BIG Ideas of 2013 – Part 2

Monday I shared six months worth of BIG Ideas, one sentence statements that captured the...

March 17, 2014

BIG Ideas of 2013 – Part 1

Each Sunday when I preach I give one BIG Idea from Scripture to the people,...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

The Fight of Your Life

Yesterday at Mt Vernon we finished a series on temptation called "The Fight of Your...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

The 90-Day Tithe Challenge

Several months ago I attended a conference at a great church in South Carolina (NewSpring)...

January 27, 2014

Six Ways to Open Your Eyes to the World Around You

It's a new week. Why not seize the divine opportunities God will place in front...

January 22, 2014

What You're Really Saying When You Forgive

When we're hurt, we get angry. When we're angry, we can get bitter. When we...

January 20, 2014

How to Break the Power of Unforgiveness in Your LIfe

This past Sunday at Mt Vernon Church we talked about taking the next step of...

January 10, 2014

4 Ways that God Speaks to You

Back in high school I went through a Bible study (a few times) called "Experiencing...

January 08, 2014

The Best Resolution You Can Make This Year

Sometimes we think we know something to the point that we ignore the basic instructions....

November 2013

November 20, 2013

Blessed to Tell Your Story

Monday we talked about the fact that we all have a God story to tell....

November 18, 2013

Why You Don't See Your Story as a Blessing

You have a story to tell. Your God story. The story of how God intersected...

November 13, 2013

How to Identify Your Divine Burden

Monday we introduced the idea that you're blessed with a burden. Today we'll look at how...

November 01, 2013

Blessed, A New Series Starting this Sunday

We all want to be blessed, right? I mean, who doesn't want to be blessed?...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

(Perhaps) The Biggest Lie We've Been Duped Into Believing

Did you know that if you repeat a lie long enough, people will start to...

October 18, 2013

Three Words in Dealing with Negative Media Influences

Negative media influences ranks as one of the top ten issues that Christian families deal...

October 16, 2013

How Do You Respond to Our Anti-Christian Culture?

I don't have to spend that much time trying to make the case that we...

October 09, 2013

A New Way to Look at Discipline

This week in my sermon series "Picture Perfect Family," we looked at the thorny issue...

October 04, 2013

Finding the Balance Between Work and Family

If I asked you how much you value your family, you would answer me in...