I base my ministry on the passage found in Mark 12:28-31, where Jesus is questioned as to what the most important commandment is.  If you’re a believer, you no doubt know the verses I’m talking about.  Jesus responds to the question w/ a two-fold answer – 1) To love the Lord your God w/ all your heart, mind, soul & strength, and 2) to love your neighbor as yourself.  I then break down this passage into three parts:

First of all, WHO IS the Lord God that we’re supposed to love?  A lot of people THINK they know, but they’re mistaken.  Part of my ministry, then, is to help people to believe in the one, true God of the universe, Who is three-in-one…thus the title of this blog.  The Trinity (and yes, I know – the word trinity NEVER appears in the Bible) is definitely a hard concept for us to wrap our puny, little human minds around.  It doesn’t make sense to us – how can Someone exist in these three “parts” – all of them eternal, all-powerful, all-knowing, etc., and at the same time, each retain their own separate identity?  But face it: God can do/be anything He wants, and if He wants to exist in the manner & form, who am I to say that He can’t?

The second part of my ministry, then, is to help people to love this Triune God completely & whole-heartedly (w/ all their heart, soul, mind & strength).  Scripture is very clear on this: God will not stand for someone to be less than totally “sold-out” for Him.  It’s not enough to be somewhat devoted to Him, to be literally half-hearted won’t work, and even if we somehow manage to give Him MOST of our devotion & life but NOT ALL of them, then our claim to be in right relationship with Him will be a lie.  Now, obviously, nobody is perfect, & we will ALL for short of being perfect devotees of His from time to time.  But the point is that we are to do our absolute best to give Him our best, and nothing less.

And finally, the third part of my ministry is based on that little “Love your neighbor as yourself” thing that Jesus listed as the 2nd most important commandment.  Years ago, after a lot of study, I came to theorize that there are basically four main categories of reasons why people choose NOT to love other people – 1) Greed, envy & jealousy, 2) Racism/racial prejudice, 3) Judging other people morally, ethically, & spiritually and 4) Wanting revenge for wrongs done to them.  There might be other “reasons” (really, excuses) people might have for hating others, but these are the main ones that I’ve observed in my life, and in my ministry, I try to get people to see that we need to love each other, and that as far as Jesus is concerned, there is no such thing as “justified hatred.”

So, I’ll tell you what – give me a couple of weeks, and you’ll soon see what I mean by all of the above.  I’ll share with you a number of my sermons that demonstrate these points, and I’ll also post songs that I’ve written & recorded that demonstrate the same principles.  And one more thing – don’t be surprised if you find yourself laughing, due to my getting funny & a little weird – I’m NOT like a lot of preachers you’ve heard.  I use a lot of stories from my own life (some dramatic & others, funny) to help make my points.  So please pray for me as I continue to work on this blog.  And as far as your own spiritual journey in Jesus CRANK IT UP!