First Baptist Church, Key Largo, Florida

God can be glorified and His kingdom expanded in the 'whatevers' of our lives. The what matters less than the why.

As followers of Jesus, we are not commanded to stay in our church 'huddles.' Jesus, who who holds all authority, sends us to make disciples of everyone and promises His presence with us as we go.

When we consider the vastness of the universe, we are reminded how small we really are. Yet our great God reached out to us with a love that is equally vast.

If being a good Christian means keeping up with the 600+ commands in the Bible, we will be frustrated and fail. Instead of working so hard, we are given God's Holy Spirit to help us walk in step with Him.

God did not give us the Bible to inform, entertain or even inspire us. It is a means to a relationship with Him, that we can learn His ways and know Him. And the consequences of neglecting it are dire.

We often recite prayers by memory. But the privilege of prayer offers access the the very throne of God, more than the duty we sometimes reduce it to

We talk about "going to church", "saying our prayers", or "reading our Bible." But do our modern experiences match that of the earliest followers of Jesus?

Sometimes we may feel like our prayers are in vain, but God never wastes our faith

Elisha miraculously causes an axhead to float that had been lost in a river and demonstates steps we can take when we lose our spiritual 'edge'

Elisha's help for a grieving and indebted widow reminds us to stop worrying about what we want and instead offer God what we have and trust Him to give us what we really need.

Elisha gives an odd prescription for 3 kings needing water. But their taking these small first steps of faith opened the way for God's miraculous answer to their need.

The prophet Elisha shows us by his actions what it means to follow God, being willing to give up his security without having all the details.

Dr. Gary Johnson, Director of Missions for the Miami Baptist Association, is our guest and speaks on the names of God

Dropping the facade and being honest about ourselves is a key step toward becoming all God intends for us to be

The presence and work of God continues all around us. The question is whether we will push aside the distractions of the everyday to see Him.

We as the church, having experienced God's grace in Jesus, are to become a people through which the Holy Spirit works to extend that grace to others.

Awareness of the greatness and glory of our God can pull us out of our self-centeredness.

The gospel is good news. It is the news of the glory and beauty of God breaking into our lives.

We have been granted access to God by Jesus. Yet we can take it for granted and lose our sense of awe before our holy and awesome God.

The life of David, who waited 14 years from being annointed king to actually taking the throne, illustates the way God takes time to build His character in us to prepare us for our life's purposes