Four Things That WIll Stop Your Blessings

Believers are built in adversity. In other words, what we believe will be defined in the midst of trouble. The Bible says that if we faint in the day of adversity it is because our faith is small. Many of us are not developed in faith because we do not handle adversity like we should.

Life is filled with swift transition. Yet, there is something about trouble that God uses to build us and propel us to the next level of strength for our lives. And if we are going to have the blessings of the Lord that “maketh rich” and “addeth no sorrow” then we have to

Can God Trust You to Remain Faithful?

Whether married, engaged to be married, or simply want to be married, we all look for two things in our mates, faithfulness and trustworthiness. No one wants a cheater that will step out on them and bring mess back into the home. Our relationship to God is compared to a marriage and we can not afford to be unfaithful to Him.

God is faithful and He responds to faithfulness. Faithfulness makes a difference. People that are faithful make things happen in their homes, on their jobs, in their communities, and, yes, in their churches. Even if the people around them do not act right, faithful people

A to J: Addicted to Jesus By: Pastor Alvin T. McNair

A to J: Addicted to Jesus By: Pastor Alvin T. McNair Adapted from the message entitled “How Bad Do You Want Him?”


Many of us are not only acquainted with, but also have an experience related to, addiction. Often, it is not mere personal experience, but something we have also witnessed in the life of someone else. Dictionary.com defines addiction as “to habituate or abandon (oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively.” An addict is defined as having a “physiological or psychological dependence” on some “activity, habit, or substance.” Simply put, addiction means to give oneself over to a strong habit.

Addicts are not simply committed to a certain objective. Typically, addicts experience a strong sense of desperation and are driven to great lengths to satisfy their desires. During drug recovery, we would see people so desperate for their next high that they would steal, sell their car, and even sell their babies. People can be so desperate for a relationship that they allow themselves to be physically, emotionally, and mentally abused and misused.

People can be so desperate to obtain certain degrees that they will work three or four jobs to pay their way through school. People can be so desperate to get ahead that they will abandon their family and friends, and risk their own physical health for promotion and advancement. Yet, when it comes to our own souls, we may not find ourselves having such dependence.