There are two ways to think about the work that Josh Blackmer will begin when he arrives at Palm Beach Lakes. One is to see his work as an evangelist doing family/youth work, and the other is to see it as doing FAMILY/youth work. It is so vital for every member to see the difference between these two concepts. It involves far…

It is difficult to imagine how heaven rejoiced when the church began. Acts 2 describes that time when the most devout Jews from every nation under heaven arrived at Jerusalem and found a treasure they did not know existed. They thought they already had found what God had planned for them—the holy altar where sacrifices for their sins were made, the beautiful…

I remember seeing a sign posted so all those leaving the building could see it. It said something like, “Evangelism begins as you leave this building and extends to all the world.” There is no question that His words, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” and “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Matt.…

The Lord has promised us repeatedly that we will be winners if we will just trust in Him. John said, “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). He also described our faith as that key element which brings victory over the world (1 John 5:4). We truly are on the winning team.…

There is a great danger when Americans ignore those verses in the Bible which discuss the dangers of riches. The average annual income in America is about $47,000. That number is the gross amount you receive, not the amount you bring home after the deductions at work. With that in mind consider the following. If you make $41,000 each year you are…

Everybody knows that their heart is on the left side of the body, for when the National Anthem is heard, our hand is placed over the heart as a sign of devotion to this land. It is likely that few have heard of dextrocardia situs inversus, but about one person in 10,000 suffers from this medical situation where the heart is located…

I really love the month of January, for it is the time we focus on mission work at this congregation. So many have become members at Palm Beach Lakes since we began this special contribution for evangelism a decade ago. The idea is simple. Instead of setting the weekly budget number based on the total given on 52 Sundays, we set the…

The beginning of a year is a wonderful time to look at the blessings we have received from God in the past twelve months and to look at the blessings which will be ours in the coming years. This past year has given us so many reasons to rejoice. Consider the following blessings which we have. Thank God for the challenges we…