Pavement Ends Ministry

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel. The writers of these books of the Bible are called Major Prophets. However, these men would not be popular preachers in today’s world. They would be canceled by the woke culture. Talking heads in the news industry would call them religious kooks. Most politicians would label them as right wing terrorists and call them conspiracy theorist. The elite denominational leaders would shun them. in this podcast i call for God's people to step up and become like he old prophets.

It seems to me that men are always getting in God’s way. When The Father wants to show us great things, somebody wants us to close our eyes in prayer. When God wants to whisper in our ear, somebody wants to shout a sermon at us. And when the Lord wants us to be still and know that He is God, a lot of churches want to fill our lives with things to do. Listen to hear more.

Most Christians struggle with some type of addiction, even the most Godly among us. All of us have a thorn in the flesh of some kind. The Bible does not answer every question so we don’t know what Paul's thorn in the flesh was. But we do know that God's grace was sufficient for Paul. The Bible does tell us that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

I know that nothing is permanent. Where God’s Word is written in stone one day the stone will be turned into gravel. Where Gods Word is written on paper one day the paper will burn. Where God’s Word is written on lambskin one day the lambskin will rot. But God’s Word will never fail. I know God’s Word will never fail because God’s Word is written in my heart. And my heart belongs to God.

Maybe you have taken your life and wasted it. Maybe you have found yourself in the hog pen of life and hog slop doesn’t taste so good. Here is the good news, our Father in heaven has been waiting and watching and longing for you to come home. Won’t you leave the pigs and come to the Father. I can see Him now, when you start walking toward Him He will come running to you. He loves you, pig slop breath and all. Listen to this Podcast to hear more about a lost son and a Loving Father.

The first Christmas was a disappointment to many. The King of kings was born in the insignificant town of Bethlehem. His nursery was a stable; His bedding was old rags and hay. The Child would be raised in Nazareth and everybody knew that nothing good ever came from Nazareth and certainly not the Messiah.

Christmas is about hope. The soldier, the mother, the policeman and the preacher all hope and pray for the same thing. We all hope and pray for the same thing. So like the angels let this be our song, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. Please listen to this podcast and pray for peace.

Sitting on top of a mountain Bethlehem is about six miles from Jerusalem. Nearby a heartbroken Jacob had buried Rachel, the love of his life. Here was where Ruth the Moabitess, fell in love with Boaz, the Lord of the Harvest. In this little village, the prophet Samuel anointed the shepherd boy David as king. And hundreds of years before the coming of Christ, Micah prophesied that Bethlehem would be the birthplace of the Messiah. Listen to this podcast to hear more about Bethlehem

So often it seems that darkness is driving us into a corner. In the darkness are you not drawn to a ray of light? When the world is dark Jesus is the light. If we will fly to the light, He will take us into His hands and release us into true freedom. Do you believe this? Do you trust Him? He is our only hope. Please listen to this podcast to hear the rest of the devotion.

Suddenly, there was a whoosh of air as a large pair of wings flew within inches of my head. A huge owl startled me when he landed on a limb not ten feet away. We sat at eye level, but his back was to me. Then, as only an owl can do, he rotated his head until he looked straight into my eyes. For a long second we stared at each other. We both blinked, and then he said “Who” and flew away. Listen to this podcast to hear the answer to the question of "Who" I am.

I love Thanksgiving. Families spend time together and there’s always plenty of turkey, dressing and gravy. Thanksgiving comes at the best time of the year. I love the falling leaves, the cool days, the cold nights and the smell of smoke from someone’s fireplace. I love Thanksgiving for many reasons, but most of all I love the fact that grateful people are giving thanks to our good and gracious God. Listen ti this podcast to hear the rest of the devotion.

In this era of social Christianity, we have surrendered our ability to impact the world. Instead of the church influencing the world, the world has infiltrated the church. Once we bore the marks of Christ and had a preservative effect on the world. Now we have turned our eyes from Jesus and the marks we bear are the footprints of the world. Because like salt that has lost its saltiness we are fit only to be walked on. Listen to this podcast to hear more.

There is a story in the Bible of David defeating the Amalekites in battle. After the battle, some of the men who fought did not want to share the spoils with the ones who guarded the supplies. In 1 Samuel 30:24, David makes it clear that he considered the ones who served in support to be just as important as the ones who served in battle. Now, not all veterans served on the battlefield. Not all veterans served in foreign lands. But all served. Every soldier on the battle field needs an army of support personnel behind him. It does not matter where they served, our veterans all served faithfully. They are all genuine heroes. Listen to this podcast to hear the rest of the story.

From a human point of view I want you to know that Jesus was killed on the cross because He was guilty of committing a horrendous crime. It was a crime that mankind cannot tolerate. You can do almost anything and be forgiven, but not this. We do not forgive people for this crime. What was this horrendous crime? Jesus was guilty because He did not fit in. He stood out from the crowd. He did not do what they thought He should. He was guilty of being different, so they killed Him.

There is no such thing as a perfect pastor but that does not matter. God demands that a congregation should love and respect their pastor. They must treat him with the honor and dignity that is due to the pastoral office. In this podcast i give advise on how a church should treat their pastor.

My front yard is covered with leaves. This is not unusual. It was covered with leaves this time last year and the year before. As long there have been trees, in March the leaves begin to appear and in October they begin to fall. This is truth. It is truth because it is true. You can say that it is not true and that the leaves will not fall in October, but that would not be truth it would be a lie.

My friend is Jehovah Shalom, the God of the universe, the Creator of all things, the Lover of my soul and my Prince of Peace. Some people would call what I am doing, “Prayer” but I call it listening to my Friend. Sometimes when I sit listening to Him I drift off to sleep. However, He does not mind that I go to sleep, no more than I mind when my grand-baby goes to sleep in my arms. You see it’s easy to fall asleep when you know the Peace that is beyond your understanding. What a friend we have in Jesus.

Many people picture Noah’s ark as being a small boat crammed with animals. That is wrong. The ark was a huge barge like boat. It was designed to survive the most terrifying storm in history. It had no means of propulsion nor did it have a rudder. It was powered and guided by the Creator of the universe. The most amazing fact of all is that when the rain came the Ark was not crowded; it was only about one third full. Listen to this podcast to hear more about Noah's Ark.

It has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I believe that to be true. I also believe that quietness is in the ear of the listener and peace is in the heart of the believer. If you choose to rejoice in the Lord and be joyful in God then He will envelope you in salvation and wrap you in righteousness. Peacefulness and a quiet soul are fruits of a righteous heart. Peace and quiet is not found in a location but in the heart of a person who will be still and know that He is God.

Many people are praying for America. Most are praying that God will fix our fractured country, that He will save our nation. I don’t like being the bearer of bad news but God is not going to save America. The truth is God is not in the nation saving business. Jesus died on the cross not to save nations but to save people. So is there any hope for our nation? Listen to this podcast and hear what Christians must do now.