A foundation is what we build a life on, and in the Christian life, this foundation is to be built on Jesus. He is not only Savior, but Lord, and our surrender to His will comes with a desire to serve Him and follow His Word. When Jesus called His first disciples, He called them from their vocation of fishing and told them they would be fishers of men. They had to commit to follow through, and they were never the same. It is still the same today. When you are born again, it is not just...

We see and hear of so many converts over time who fall away from the faith and soon become "like the lost" in their living and in their personal lives. Why is this happening? I believe it is because of the lack of follow-up and discipleship for those new converts to help them deepen their faith through study in God's Word. When I was a youth pastor, I made it a priority to disciple all the new converts and used a ministry tool called the Paul and Timothy discipleship process, and we were...

Treasure (def) - used as a verb: "Something valued or thought highly of." There are a few things I treasure on this earth, but I do treasure my wife, my children, and my grandchildren. I also treasure true good friends, my music, my writings, and a studio to make more music in the future. I treasure my relationship with my Savior, Jesus, most of all. Jesus was making the point to His followers early on that it was important to treasure the "right" things. Matthew 6: 19  “Don’t store up...