Does God notice when I'm afraid? Note the resolve in the eyes of Jesus as he marches through the storm to rescue his friends.

If hurts were hairs, we'd all look like grizzlies.

In the pulpit, I really feel like I'm in my sweet spot, I'm in my stride.

Jesus isn't a God who stayed on the mountaintop - he's a Savior who came down and lived and worked with the people.

When we see death, we see disaster. When Jesus sees death, he sees deliverance!

When you teach on a familiar text, you're capitalizing on common knowledge. When you teach on an unfamiliar text, you're having to build a bridge of understanding, and we need to do that as well.

People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.