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When it comes to the sport of archery, there is always room for improvement.  There is always something that you can do either with yourself or your bow, arrows, etc., that can help you be a better shot.  You have to keep working at it in order to improve.  If you don't work, you don't get better.  This isn't just with archery though, it is the same with pretty much everything else in the world.  You have to keep working at that which you are trying to accomplish.  You cannot give up, you have to keep giving it your best.  Thankfully, [...]

"Jesus wept.  Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!"  John 11:35-36.  I've heard a lot of people speculate as to why Jesus wept at Lazarus' tomb.  Pretty much any way you look at it, it is because of Jesus' great Love, as He is Love.  It could have been that He wept because His friend had to endure suffering.  He could have wept out of compassion because others were hurting.  It could have been a host of reasons.  Any way you look at it, there is no doubt of Christ's Love.  Each one of us can look back and [...]

I apologize for being late with the verse this evening, but for tonight I want to talk about the armor of God.  It says in Ephesians 6:11, "Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes."  Then Paul wrote again in verse 13 to put on the Armor.  When God says anything, we need to pay close attention, but when He repeats Himself, then we should make sure beyond the shadow of a doubt that we are taking what God says and doing what we can to apply it to our lives.  [...]

God Loves us.  He will guide us in the way we are to go, not in the wrong direction.  We need to follow Him in all things that we do, whether it be in our relationships, our jobs, or even our business deals as those are all things that He has given to us.  We have to pray that He will help us to do His will, not just our own.  His will is better than our own.  It will lead to better things than our will could.  It can sometimes lead to sharing the gospel or to making a new [...]

I've got several friends/family members that graduated this year.  This is a big time for them, they have finally finished one of their biggest goals thus far.  I can see the gifts that God has given them.  They are each very talented individuals that could achieve anything they set their minds to and I hope that they will choose to follow God's guidance as they go throughout their adult lives.  I want to see all graduates choose to follow God's guidance, if there was something that I could say to our graduates, it would be the following.  God has great plans [...]

"Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen." Hebrews 11:1 HCSB.  We cannot see God, but we can see what He has done.  We can see how He has transformed the lives of others, and as Christians we can see for ourselves how He has changed us and is continuing to help us grow into better people.  We should desire to grow our faith.  We should do our best to grow closer to God.  So that when tough times come, we will know that we can trust in Him.  Also that our [...]

God gives people certain talents.  I believe that He gives all people some kind of talent, something that they are good at.  Now, with that talent comes a choice.  You can either use that talent for yourself, which can lead to an empty feeling inside.  You can choose to not use it at all.  Or you can use that talent for God.  You can serve God with the talent that He gave you.  You can use that talent to help others.  By using that talent God gave you for His glory, you are also living out your purpose.  You are following [...]