Introduction - Burnout and Dependence Stress and burnout plague many and many are on the look out to prevent or avoid stress and burnout. It doesnt only plague job, home and relationships but also ministry. Many when called by God into ministry — yes this includes pastors, missionaries and the like but…

Introduction If I were to ask you what the greatest problem facing the world today what would you say? Maybe poverty, dictators, threat of world war or nuclear war, globalism, food scarcity, politics, racial tensions? Actually the greatest problem facing the world today and all men alike is the problem…

Introduction A year ago in May my family and I went on a trip to Freeport/Surfside beach just outside Galveston. The area we were at was literally beach side, the houses were on stilts in order to accommodate the occasional floods and what not. One of the days we were there especially after a couple…

Introduction Last time we looked at the first two of Zechariah’s strange night visions as we concluded chapter 1. The major focus of both those visions is the message from God to His people of comfort and assurance. The Lord would restore His presence among them and He would judge their enemies and deliver…

Introduction The purpose of an anchor is to keep a ship safe and secure at a desired location, or to help control a ship during bad weather. We all need anchors as well. Adversity and deep sorrow can come as a great storm to blow us off course and threaten to cast us against rocks, drag us out to open…

Introduction Many times the full extent of the damage of sin is never fully contemplated. Only the immediate fulfillment of our flesh. It has been said by more than a few of sin - that sin sin always takes you further than you expected to go, costs more than you wanted to pay, and keeps you longer than…

Introduction Its easy to feel overwhelmed in this life. We live in a fallen world and things are not for certain and with all the uncertainty we can get discouraged and begin to wonder where God is. Especially if we had recently failed, or been corrected or under the discipline of the LORD. During these…

Introduction We have spent several weeks looking at Psalm 37 . This Psalm is a rather lengthy Psalm written in the form of not only an acrostic poem but also in the form of many proverbs strung together. The Psalm has a distinct contrasting form between wickedness and righteousness. The context is that…