This Sunday, we're in our second week of Advent and our second week in our new series on the life of Christ,Walking with Jesus: A Year with the Savior. As I told you last week, the story of Jesus moves with the feel of an epic drama. So this week we turn in anticipation toMatthew 1:1-17 and we find a long genealogy.And yes, at first glance, it seems really boring. What hap...

It's the Thanksgiving holiday, and I can't help but be thankful for Potomac Hills Presbyterian Church. I am so grateful for all of you. Your care and ministry to my family over the years has been amazing. You've showed us grace and love, even when we didn't deserve it. You've forgiven us of our sins against you, and you've pointed us to Jesus over and over again. Thank you...

This Sunday, we're continuing in the Book of Titus and looking at why "Truth Matters."And here the Apostle Paul lays out practical directions for Titus on how and why to encourage the people to endure in godliness (remember Crete was a notoriously ungodly place) and to encourage them to endure in hope of the coming of Christ. And like he did in Timothy, Paul has special i...

This Sunday, we're going to start the Book of Titus. Titus comes right after 2nd Timothy in the New Testament, but in terms of when it was written, it falls in between 1st and 2nd Timothy. Titus appears to be an older version of Timothy; in that he was a more experienced pastor and teacher whom Paul leaves with a new church on the island of Crete. This new church was in a...

This Sunday, we're going to finish up the Book of2 Timothywithchapter 4.Many feel that this chapter is the conclusion of what has been the Apostle Paul's Last Will and Testament.While Paul has a number of personal requests of his protg, his last command to Timothy comes inverse 2, "preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with com...

It's good to be back in the pulpit this week as we continue our study ofTimothy. This Sunday, we'll continue looking at"discipleship in action"from2 Timothy 3. As we've seen in 1 2 Timothy so far, Timothy is battling false teaching and the destructive consequences that it brings. And one of those consequences is the issue of suffering where it comes from, why it comes to...

While we have been in a season of crises, there have been encouraging signs that perhaps this season is passing. Keep praying for Isaiah and Kelley as they continue to walk through healing and the ups and downs that come with that. Also be praying for Dr. Dave. He's off on study leave this week, and will be visiting family. As we continue in our series on the Timothy's, t...

This Sunday, we'll continue looking at"discipleship in action"from 1 Timothy 4.Here the Apostle Paul tells Timothy about the effort to maintain good doctrine, particularly in light of the devasting effects of false teaching.Once again, Paul reminds him (and us) that we need to be focused on godliness, so that we not only don't teach things that are false, but we don't fall...

This Sunday, we'll continue looking at"discipleship in action"from1 Timothy 5.Here the Apostle Paul wants Timothy to overcome the effects of false teaching by working hard at building relationships.False teaching often results in discord and division, just as much in Paul's time as it does in our time.And yet the church is called to exhibit a supernatural unity in Christ.M...

Okay, big question for this week!How many of you would consider yourselves to be truly content?I'm sure there's some who consider themselves to be contented people, but I don't think it's very many.Most of us would like to be content, we hope for contentment, and occasionally we find it but it usually doesn't last.Honestly, most of us are rarely content. And part of the...