Robert Lupo begins working full-time with our Family/Youth Program on Sunday, June 11, 2023.  We are excited to have him here and look forward to many great things in the years ahead.  Robert is no stranger to Palm Beach Lakes.  When he was a teenager, Robert and his dad, Ron, and his two brothers came to PBL from the Suncoast congregation in…

There is no doubt that the apostles received the baptism of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. After the apostles received the Spirit, they could lay hands on others, giving them miraculous powers when they also received the Spirit. The question is, did Cornelius and his household have this same ability to impart the Spirit after being baptized in the…

At the time of writing and publishing this article, the NHL playoffs are close to conclusion. As a hockey fan, it has been fun to watch teams push to do their best and to see close finishes to certain games. What can be extremely fun are the post-game interviews with players and coaches. One particular interview comes to mind that stunned those…

It is easy to get caught up in completing what is required of us. We have many different roles and each demand certain basic requirements in order to maintain good standing. When it comes to our service to God, there is more to it than that. On several occasions Jesus scorned the Pharisees for their legalistic focus and neglecting the weightier matters…

There is much that man can say about the topic of “pride,” but that can be very subjective to the person.  The first definition for the word “pride” in the Webster’s New World College Dictionary is “an unduly high opinion of oneself; exaggerated self-esteem; conceit; haughty behavior resulting from this; arrogance.”  Rather than focus on what man has to say, let us…

Because it happens every week, it is easy for the partaking of the Lord’s Supper to become somewhat of a religious ritual and we fail to understand the part it plays in our spiritual growth. The abuse of this feast in Corinth brought dire consequences. “For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep” (1 Cor. 11:30). If…

This is the time of year when graduation notices start coming in the mail, graduation parties are being hosted, graduation pictures start to flood social media and graduates start to move on with their lives to bigger and better things.  Congratulations to all of the graduates out there!  Now, I just have one plea to make of you—DON’T GRADUATE!  Please! At the…

I am not sure where the idea originated, but it has been around for decades. If there was something really important you needed to remember, you were told to put a string (or ribbon) on your finger to remind you. I am sure other cultures may have similar figures of speech and times have changed in our world. More recently we talk…