How Does the Church Thrive?

Have you noticed that sometimes when people are on their cellphones, they have no idea what is happening outside of them? They can miss what someone is saying to them, they can crash into someone who is walking near them, …

In 1858, then Senator Abraham Lincoln speaking of America said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Of course, Abraham Lincoln didn’t come up with that himself. He was quoting the Bible. Jesus said in Matthew 12:25, “Every kingdom divided …

I don’t know about you, church, but I don’t want to be complacent. I don’t want to merely survive. I want to thrive. Back in April of 2021, I preached a sermon that challenged our church to thrive in 2021 …