by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Whenever I think about persistence I think of Job in the Old Testament. Satan destroyed everything Job had, taking his family and trying to take his faith. But Job didn’t give up; he didn’t quit. For one year, Satan continued to attack Job, taking his home and...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Of course that can be easier said than done. There will always be people who doubt that you are more than what they think. We live in a world of people that plant such thoughts every day, and we often are the ones who water and grow those thoughts. Even the prophets...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Have you heard the story of Jehoshaphat? Funny name, I know, but this guy was the king of Judah. Jehoshaphat received bad news that a vast army was coming against him. Of course this caused alarm. But the first thing Jehoshaphat did was to seek the Lord. The king...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
One day, years ago when I was working in the office at the church, a man on our staff brought in his teenage son to see my dad. This father was so mad at his son for something the young man had done wrong. The father expected my dad to straighten out the son in no...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
When I finished my first sermon at Lakewood, I knew I wanted to spend my life delivering God’s good news. I knew God had prepared me for it one prayer group meeting and marriage class at a time. Isn’t it amazing how God desires to use us even when we...
