By: Pastor Mike Sanders Parenting is the hardest job in America. It is a job that requires 24/7 dedication, patience, and unconditional love. It is also a job that comes with no instruction or training. There are many different parenting styles, but three of the most common are authoritarian, permissive, and conflict. Authoritarian parenting is a style of parenting that is characterized by high expectations and strict rules. Authoritarian parents are demanding and controlling, often using unreasonable punishments to discipline their children. The Bible teaches parents not to use their authorit ..read more

1 st John 1:3-7 By Pastor Mike Sanders “that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ” (1Jn 1:3 NKJV). The word fellowship comes from the Greek word koinonia, which means “to share together with.” Fellowship is about being connected and sharing something meaningful with others and a sense of friendship and closeness. It often involves mutual trust, respect, and support. The Bible teaches us that “…we are members of one another.” (Ephesians 4:25 NKJV)  We belong ..read more

1st Corinthians 7:1-9 By Pastor Mike Sanders Marriage is the norm in our society because of the marriages of our friends and the expectations of our families. For single people, who can feel as though they’re missing out on something crucial, this can be challenging. But the truth is, there’s nothing wrong with being single. In fact, there are many benefits to being single. You have more freedom to do what you want when you want. You can travel, pursue your hobbies, and focus on your career without worrying about anyone else. Of course, there are also challenges to being single. You might have ..read more

Acts 1:12-16 By: Pastor Mike Sanders Martyn Lloyd-Jones once wrote: “Prayer is beyond any question the highest activity of the human soul. Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God” (Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, 2 vols. [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979], 2:45). A praying church is a victorious church. The wonder of today’s church is that so much goes on, with little praying. The answer to many of the church’s problems is not more seminars, programs, and promotional gimmicks, but more intercession on the part of God’s people. In order to improve y ..read more

By Pastor Mike Sanders It is an old story, but its truth transcends time. A little four-year-old girl became frightened late one night during a thunderstorm. After one particularly loud clap of thunder, she jumped up from her bed, ran down the hall, and burst into her parent’s room. Jumping in the middle of the bed, she sought her parent’s arms for comfort and reassurance. “Do not worry, honey,” her father said, trying to calm her fears. “The Lord will protect you.” The little girl snuggled closer to her father and said, “I know that, Daddy, but right now, I need someone with skin on!”[1] Fear ..read more

By Pastor Mike Sanders Many years ago, a father and his daughter were walking through the grass on the Canadian prairie. In the distance, they saw a prairie fire; eventually, they realized, it would engulf them. The father knew there was only one way of escape: they would quickly begin a fire right where they were and burn a large patch of grass. When the huge fire drew near, they then would stand on the section that had already burned. When the fire actually did approach them, the girl was terrified by the raging flames. But her father assured her, “The flames can’t get to us. We are standing ..read more

By Pastor Mike Sanders Parenting is the most challenging job in America.  Few experiences are more wonderful and difficult than raising children.  In our custody are given the impressionable and unpredictable little persons who grow up so quickly! YES… there are times, those difficult times when we are considering to bring up our children the way Mark Twain suggested: “When a kid turns thirteen, stick him in a barrel, nail the lid on top, and feed him through the knothole. When he turns sixteen — plug up the knothole.” However, not even that plan works. None of us have ever seen a t ..read more

John 3:16 We receive a gift from someone else because they want to show us they love and care about us. A gift is not something we can earn or deserve, but something we receive. Many people think Christmas gift-giving started when the Magi brought gifts to the Christ child, but the original Christmas gift came earlier. It was Christ Himself. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16 KJV) According to the Bible, the real Christmas is a vivid demonstration of God’s love. The gift of Go ..read more

Hebrews 2:9 If you tell me where you are looking, I will tell you where you are going. So many are holding on to the past. When we glory about the past, we shrink from the present and become scared of the future. What then? Are we to abandon in despair our hopes for a better future? There is more to see than the sad sights around us. “But we see Jesus” (Heb 2:9 KJV) ‘We see Jesus’ with high expectations. When others see problems, despair, hopelessness, and fear, we see Jesus. Doubt sees the darkest night, faith sees the brightest day. The hope of the future is sure because we see Jesus. The bo ..read more