James 1:2-4 (NASB) Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.    As a...

A lot of Superhero movies are fairly predictable when the good guy(s) face the bad guy in the ultimate battle at the end.  It goes back and forth several times, until the good guy looks to be defeated, until they find a special reserve of energy or a secret move that...

Many wealthy men when they get older start giving money away in philanthropy.  They spend their lives building wealth and then they begin to give it away.  Maslow was a famous phycologist that says there are 6 layers to the hierarchy of needs. First come things like...

For the past two weeks, I've been sharing thoughts and scriptures on the theme of identity. Week one we looked at how we are called to be God's messengers and representatives to the world (ambassadors), and last week we saw that God masterfully designed us to do good...

Isaiah 11:1 New International Version (NIV) The Branch From Jesse 11 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;     from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. Have you ever seen a tree that has been cut down and it appears to still have life in it? Along the sides of...

Vital Men will start back up the week of January 7, 2019. We will study the Book of John. We will see how John portrays Jesus as the Son of God, and we will answer the question hat has been passed down from generations since, "Do you believe Jesus is Lord?"  

James 5:13-18 (NASB) Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the...