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  • Favoritsm And Faithful Deeds Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Aug 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,639 views

    This is number four in a summer sermon series on the Book of James

    As the associate pastor in Abilene I was privilege to preach at several of the smaller congregations around there. After a while I learned not to be surprised at the various habits and rituals of the churches. One of the most unique surrounded the offering at Central Presbyterian in Stamford Texas. ...read more

  • Surviving The Terrible T's Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,945 views

    First in a Summer series on the book of James

    In elementary school we took a field trip to the Richmond Auditorium. I don’t know who was leading the orchestra but one of the things they did was to introduce us to the idea of "musical themes" via Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Musical themes are those repetitious melodies that mark the ...read more

  • Choosing The Right Gift Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 27, 2009
     | 3,403 views

    2nd in a series on James for summer 2009

    During my undergrad years at Cal State Hayward I read about an experiment to determine if rats would seek out new places of safety when faced with danger. It involved random low-level shocks to the cage and a random "shock free" zone. After a while, instead of seeking a place that was free from the ...read more

  • Listening And Doing Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,956 views

    3rd in a series on James.

    Did you realize that Howard Stapleton invented "the mosquito" in 2005. Not the annoying, disease carrying pest but a 17.4kh noisemaker intended to keep kids from loitering around shops and stores. It works because most people over 25 can’t hear that high a sound. Consider this; the same group of ...read more

  • Stewardship And The Spirit

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,295 views

    Being transformed is the work of the Holy Spirit as God directs Him to pull us together and knit us into the spiritual army He desires. It is His life we draw on, not our own.

    A man died while sitting in his parked car in Melbourne, Australia in October of 2005. Such things happen, what makes this news worthy is that a police officer wrote a parking ticket and put it on the windshield two days before the body discovered. He had also been reported missing nine days ...read more

  • A Messages For The Ages

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 7, 2009
     | 2,717 views

    Where do you find those things that change your life? Are we willing to hear them from the most likely places? If so then we need to listen to the Lord Jesus because he meets us in the very midst of our deepest needs.

    I don’t know if you’ve heard of Scott Ginsburg but he is known for something very strange. As of today he has worn a "Hello my name is" tag for 3140 days. On one occasion he had given a speech to an employee group in South Dakota and told how he started wearing the name tag. "On that day, I exited ...read more

  • If My People

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,156 views

    How do we seek the healing in a land of so much? God’s answer comes at the dedication of His temple in the darkness of Solomon’s night.

    Gallup Poll surveyed Americans this past Easter and discovered that 12% of Americans have no religious identification and the number of those claiming some linkage to Christianity is at 77% down from 91% in 1948. Seventy-seven percent is not too bad but Gallup doesn’t do a very good job in making ...read more

  • Economic Stimulus—jesus Style Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 19, 2009
     | 3,303 views

    Answering God’s call to be the only way is can be difficult but rewarding

    Electronic Arts has beat another company as Midway Games filed for chapter 11 this past Thursday. Midway’s big game was Mortal Combat but they also took a stab at sports games. Blitz the League I, a 2009 football game, aired an interesting television ad in which a computer-generated Lawrence ...read more

  • God's Cure For Our Mistakes Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 19, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,266 views

    The gospel in a verse is a reminder of the life we’re called to live

    File under, "a little child shall lead them". Bryan McNair, a pastor who served First Baptist in Huntsville Texas tells a story about his daughter Laruen. Laruen wrote out John 3:16 one time and, to make it stand out, added colorful designs and doodles. Brain said, "she brought her finished ...read more

  • Here Comes The Sun: It's Alright

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,488 views

    Noah sets the stage for the coming of God’s son and mercy which is unearned

    It is more than 80 years old. An American Elm Tree in downtown Oklahoma City, survived one of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil as 168 people died in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. The 101-year old tree was almost destroyed by the blast, with ...read more

  • Believing Withouth Hope Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,757 views

    A look at God’s covenant with Abraham

    Mt. Diablo is only about 3,500 feet, but it is very noticeable as it sits all alone in the Concord, California valley. Before I called them "God sightings" I found myself caught up in an "aha" moment as I looked at the cloud covered Mt. Diablo. I couldn’t help but think that if someone took off ...read more

  • Some Things Never Change Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 1, 2008
     | 3,070 views

    In the midst of an ever-changing world Christ and message of God’s love stays the same

    Do you remember when General Motors declared, “It’s not your father’s Oldsmobile"? It was suppose to reinvent the brand for an upcoming generation. It didn’t work. The last models of Oldsmobile rolled off the line in 2004. Radical, far-reaching, earth shattering change rocks everyone eventually ...read more

  • The King Is Coming Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,552 views

    Following Christ involves ’being’ not just ’doing’.

    Men seem to be wired to describe who we are in terms of our jogs. Women describe themselves in terms of relationships. These aren’t’ good or bad they simply are. In the song, Lose My Soul, Kirk Franklin questions this notion of our identity when he sings, "The paparazzi flashes and that they think ...read more

  • How's Your Trip So Far? Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,714 views

    Life is a journey and we, like Joseph, have a lot of choices to make as we travel.

    I’ve been across the U.S. by auto two times. In 1965 I was the moody 12 year old traveling with parents in the cab of a non-air-conditioned F-250 pickup with a camper on it. The second time was the driver of an Areostar with six people and a heavy 19’ trailer. Both times were adventures. Both times ...read more

  • Strongly Rooted=healthy Spirit

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Aug 1, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,730 views

    God’s Word has to be the foundation for a healthy person

    More than a decade ago, Matt Thom, a few helpful young teens and me conceived of and set in motion a tree house for our back yard. The tree had a great section where branches came together but it wasn’t large enough for a good side platform. Instead, we placed four 12’ pressure treated 4x4’s around ...read more