Following Jesus is not a one-time decision. It is a daily death—a daily surrender, a daily laying down, a daily yes. We go to a funeral every day—not for someone else, but for ourselves: our pride, our control, our old ways of thinking, our need to be right, our desire...

The first thing Isaac did after hearing from God was build an altar. He built a place where he could come before the Lord and recognized it as holy because he had heard from God. Then his servants dug the well, knowing it was blessed by God. Pastor Franklin said...

As Christians, we are called to drink from the Living Water that never runs dry—the water that comes from God Himself. Unlike the temporary satisfaction the world offers, this water fills our souls completely and eternally. David refused the water drawn at great risk by his mighty men, recognizing that...

Have you ever experienced a season of chaos or severe disruption in your life and longed to go back to a time when things were simpler? To a time, the memories of which bring a sense of warmth, peace, and safety? David and his men might already have had water...

“The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.” (Psalm 145:18) The Samaritan woman failed to recognize Jesus because, if she had, she would have been more humble, obedient, and truthful. Many times, we fail to recognize that God is always...