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...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
What are you waiting for? The economy to get better? To win the lottery? To get a big break? Maybe you need to make a move. If you do nothing, then you get no results. If you step out in faith, though, God goes with you—and in a powerful way. A powerful story about...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Have you ever thought about the meaning of a postmark on the letters you receive in the mail? That little circle stamped over the postage verifies the date and place where the letter was mailed. The symbol is verification that the letter is authentic, its cost to...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Every person on the planet has experienced failure, but just because you fail doesn’t mean you are a failure. If there is one thing I want you to understand about failure it’s that failure is never final. Failure is delay, not defeat—a detour, not a dead...