“The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”Matthew 23:11–12 Jesus always has a way of telling us what we don’t want to hear, but we need to hear! In Matthew 23, Jesus was teaching to the crowds and his disciples. In hisContinueContinue reading “Advent Devotional – Striving for Humility”
Category Archives: Life Lessons
How emotionally healthy are you?
How emotionally healthy are you? This is not something many of us often think or talk about, but it’s important! God created us with emotions. Throughout the Bible, we even see God expressing his emotions towards people and ultimately we see Jesus expressing emotions. Just think about the grief he felt when Lazarus died, beforeContinueContinue reading “How emotionally healthy are you?”
Opinions
The funny thing about opinions is, we all have them! Each of us have opinions on just about everything, which in itself is not a bad thing. Some of our opinions are about small, insignificant things that don’t have much impact on our lives. Other are on more important, significant things that may have directContinueContinue reading “Opinions”
VIDEO – Jesus & the Hungry
Vintage Church Weekend Worship Gathering: In this sermon, I preached about the incredible story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 from Luke 9. It’s amazing to see what God can do with so little. Start with what you have! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl1WpZB4C_0
The Power of a Phone Call
Communication. A word that makes it’s way into just about every area of our lives. We communicate on a daily and hourly basis. Communication looks different, depending on what we are doing, who we are talking to and what we are trying to accomplish. I don’t know about you, but the importance of communicating clearlyContinueContinue reading “The Power of a Phone Call”
VIDEO – Pastors Chat!
Check out this video conversation below as I talk with some of my Pastor friends that I went to seminary with about how they are navigating a new year after the rough year of 2020! SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE: Irvin Wasswa – Campus Pastor at Tylertown Church (Tylertown, TN) “The crises taking place on Earth doContinueContinue reading “VIDEO – Pastors Chat!”
VIDEO – Heavy to Light
Vintage Church Sunday Morning Worship Gathering: Happy New Year! 2020 was a HEAVY year, to say the least. In this sermon, I preach from Matthew 11:28-30, as we learn how Jesus takes our burdens from HEAVY to LIGHT! I hope it encourages you as we kick off 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMrbq9okIkQ&feature=emb_title
Spiritual Awareness in 2021
Do you ever wonder what’s going on in the spiritual realm? For those that know Jesus, there is this reality that we put our faith in what we can’t currently physically see. When we gave our lives to Jesus, we stepped into a life of faith based on His work on the cross. Yes, weContinueContinue reading “Spiritual Awareness in 2021”
Avoiding Assumptions
In 2020, we have seen just how fragile life is, how dark the world can be and how loving one another really does matter. One thing that often holds us back from loving one another is the use of assumptions. The truth is, we all make assumptions about others. Some are small and some areContinueContinue reading “Avoiding Assumptions”
Dive Deeper
Those of us who know Christ will have seasons of life where we feel like we are on a spiritual mountain top, and others where we will feel stuck in the valley. These experiences are to be expected and happened to people in the Bible as well. Each season presents an opportunity for growth -ContinueContinue reading “Dive Deeper”
Matthew Weaver 