Marriage crumbling behind the scenes?

  “I hate plumbing.”  I said that at least 50 times between Sunday and Tuesday.  We had a kitchen faucet problem, but when it comes to plumbing, it’s not just one problem. One problem always reveals another underlying problem, and then another and another.   For example, in order to disconnect the supply line, you [...]

Awesome Video on Marriages

Check out this video from Jefferson Bethke. I think it sums up a lot of what I’ve been sharing in this Relationslips series.  Marriages built on God’s wisdom will stand!

Practical Proverbs for Husbands

This morning was part 2 of the Relationslips series. Once again, this is pretty touchy territory but I feel certain that these issues need to be discussed. God’s Word has some very powerful truths about sexuality and temptation; about marriage and purity. Husbands are you destroying your marriage by looking at other women or making [...]

Perfect Husband and Father…wow

In connection with the focus on marriage at Team Church, my Home Team just started a study on parenting. I know…a perfect husband as well as the perfect model of a father!  You must be impressed that I can teach others how to do both.  (joke…but you knew that!) It feels really overwhelming to discuss [...]

Skirting Touchy Subjects

Do you expect a preacher to skirt touchy subjects?  Wouldn’t you prefer just a cheerleader message to one that “steps on your toes?” If you are a believer who listens to a preacher each week, you should want the preacher to deal with the whole Word of God; to teach on every subject on which [...]

The Courtroom and Memory Lane

A couple of weeks ago during the sermon on the Word of God it reminded one of the people in the congregation of a Carmen song and video.  She sent me the link to “The Courtroom” by Carmen.   It illustrates some of the points I was making about how Satan is an accuser as [...]

Wife: Are you building up or tearing down?

The sermon from Sunday is available on the website or you can listen or download from below. The first message in the new message series, Relation-Slips,  covers some of what Proverbs says to wives. Basically, the excellent, virtuous and wise wives are celebrated while those who nag, are argumentative and moody get a wiff of [...]

Relation-Slips Video

Ladies first…the new message series will feature what the book of Proverbs teaches us concerning women as wives.  The following week the guys will get the same treatment.   Please check out the bumper video below that I really enjoyed working on. Jesus connected marriage to the way He relates to the Church. What supreme [...]

New Message Series Starting Sunday: “Relation-Slips”

Starting Sunday, I’m looking forward to beginning a new series I’m calling “RelationSlips.” Relationships of all kinds can be difficult at times, but the special bond between couples is especially slippery. Why can our love affairs become so unloving?  For one…your relationship as “man and woman” stands in opposition to our Enemy.  Christ pointed to [...]

Praying for Truth in Spiritual Battles

We finished the Stronghold series this past Sunday, and it was a great ending to really powerful series.  I learned so much.  One thing in particular that I learned is to recognize when a situation is spiritual in nature.  Normally, I might think that people are out to get me…someone is being mean to me [...]

Pray for the Art of Marriage Participants

Tonight, Team Church will be putting on the Art of Marriage Conference!  I can’t tell you how much is going into making this a terrific conference this weekend.  But I would like you to know that the DVD conference set is on loan to us from Jamie Rogers and Second Baptist in Kershaw. My wife and I attended [...]

What to Do When Struggles feel Spiritual

What do you do when you realize the struggles you are going through are spiritual? Say you’re having an argument that seems to come out of nowhere; all of a sudden you have the worst feelings of dread; out of left field comes unexpected trouble like car repairs, or a bill that got misplaced. Do [...]

Art of Marriage this weekend

We are really excited to offer the Art of Marriage Conference this weekend, Feb 10-11.  This conference and the weekend Family Life retreat that my wife and I attended made such a wonderful difference in our marriage.  I am sure that this conference will have long lasting impact for those coming. Next Sunday at Team Church, we’ll hear [...]