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Upcoming Sermons & Devotional Message
July sermons 2026
7-26- The Whole Truth
Genesis 15:1-6 John 14:12-14
August Sermons 2026
8-2- Faithfulness
Lamentations 3:22-23 Hebrews 10:23
8-9- Bishop Greenway Preaching
Bishop Greenway is retiring. On the last day of the annual conference he had a teaching he called Some thoughts before I go. Over the next 10 weeks we’re going to use those thoughts as our guide to our weekly sermons
8-16- Play Well With Others.
Proverbs 15:1 Romans 12:18
8-23- Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing
Proverbs 3:5-7 1 Corinthians 1:22-25
8-30- Preach Truth and Grace
Psalms 100 John 1:14
Devotional Message : These will change 1-2 times a week. Stop by often to read the new message.
Some Thoughts on Spiritual Guidance
I’m often amazed at where people look for advice and guidance these days. My personal favorite is when folks externally process their lives on social media and ask for advice. This often results in pooled ignorance, which may be worth what they're paying for it. Absolutely nothing.
Over the years, I’ve learned it's always wise to seek advice from someone who is a content expert in a topic or experience. I’ve sought ministry advice from seasoned pastors—and leadership advice from executive coaches. I’ve sought financial advice from a certified financial planner—and legal advice from a lawyer. I’ve sought tax advice from an accountant—and counseling from a trained and licensed counselor. I’ve sought travel advice from experienced travelers—and fly-fishing advice from expert fly-fishermen.
These days, a bevy of competing voices try to tell us how to live. And because we're naturally created to follow someone or something, we must make choices. How do you know to whom you should listen? Who should you follow?
What about seeking spiritual advice? Jesus is the best source of spiritual advice. Jesus said,
“Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?” (Luke 6:39).
If you were in the middle of a large city and suddenly lost your sight, you would naturally reach out for someone to lead you—but if you grabbed onto someone who was also blind, you could both step into traffic and be killed. You would be better served by following someone who can see!
That’s what it’s like to follow anyone other than Jesus. Everyone else is a blind guide. Jesus is the only one who sees with perfect clarity. Since we’re all incurable followers, our only wisdom is to follow the best.
Whoever leads us away from Christ wants us to follow them instead. This is true of our friends, professors, employers, and entertainers.
Before we follow anyone else, we should ask, “Who's more reliable than Jesus?” “Who's more wise than Jesus?” “Who loves me more than Jesus?” “Who has better credentials than Jesus Christ?”
Would you rather follow a blind guide, or the only one who sees? I encourage you to listen to and follow Jesus, my friends!