Bringing Scripture to Life

Yesterday I had the honor of sharing the pulpit with Greg Laurie at Harvest Christian Fellowship. Okay, Greg wasn't actually there with me, but I did get to speak at a believers "Going Away Party", that was held at Harvest C.F. The going away party was for my friend Steve Esaki. Steve was a man who spent 54 years of his life rejecting God, until September 5th of this year, when he surrendered his life to Jesus, by confessing his sins to God, and placing his trust in Jesus alone for salvation. Steve's salvation was due to the steadfast prayers of his wife and her faithful walk with Jesus over the past 30 years, as well as the prayers of many believers throughout the years, and of course, the incredible mercy and tender heart of God to open up Steve's heart and give him understanding about Jesus. While at Steve's going away party, I shared an incredible event that took place between he and I, while visiting him at the hospital less than 24-hours before he wo...

The Bible says, "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;  old things have passed away, behold, all things become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). What does being a new Creation in Christ really mean to a Christian, and what type of effect should this have upon our lives? Hopefully, the following video will shed some light on this subject.

This past week I visited our Jr. High Ministry. What a great night it was! We ate pizza, cookies, cupcakes, and drank lots of soda! We spent time in God's word, and then headed outside to play an advanced game of hide-and-seek, called "Night-Crossing". Pizza, cookies, cupcakes, and soda? I totally thought that Youth Pastors had it made, up until the point in time when we headed out to play games. That is where God then showed me that I am way too out of shape to keep up with the kids and their games. Thank You Jesus for Youth Pastors! They are my new heroes! As the night continued on, the kids were having a blast fellowshipping and playing "Night-Crossing" together, and I was really enjoying the opportunity to get to know the kids, as well as watch our Youth Pastor shine for Jesus. Before the night was over one of the newer members of the group named Mark, whose family has recently called Temecula Creek CF their home church, said that his mom had arrived so ...

This 3-minute video discusses the importance of how to bring God into the picture of your daily life.

Dear Friend, I am not sure what brought you to this particular post, but if it is for the purpose of wanting to understand how to “know” God, then I pray that this will be most helpful for you. Let me start off by saying every one of us has been born with the internal desire to live forever. In fact, the Bible tells us that “God has placed the desire to live forever” in each of our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11). This is the reason so many of us oftentimes think about what will happen when we die. In our day and age, many people have tried to push God out of the way, and will dogmatically defend their belief that there is no God, and there is no life after death. However, that does not change the fact that God is real, death is certain, and a persons eternity must be decided before they pass over to the other side. With that being said, I would like to help you with your spiritual journey, by doing the following; Help you to discover how you can know God. Help you unders...

Have you ever seen the bumper-sticker, or heard the expression that inspired the bumper sticker, "Christians are not perfect, just forgiven"? Do you think that this is a biblical way to approach our Christian faith? Do you think that this is an attitude that inspires others to follow? You can hear my thoughts about this subject in the following 2-minute video. As you are thinking over the things that I have said in this video, I want to encourage you to meditate upon what Jesus said in Matthew 5:14-16, "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." In this passage, it sure sounds like Jesus wants us to "show off" for God before the world, by letting our lights shine, so that we can give glory to God,...

Does your faith resemble that of a bright and burning fire, or does it resemble that of dying embers in a fading flame? This video will encourage you to fan the flame and begin burning again for God. "Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you... For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:6-7).