June 16, 2021
God’s Word can equip you, supply you, outfit you to be the blessing God means you to be. And when we learn it, hide it in our hearts, and put it into practice in our everyday lives: God’s Word will equip you to see the world like our God sees it and serve the world like Jesus served it.
June 1, 2021
If the Spirit has set you free from the burden of the law, if the Spirit is changing you so you now want what God wants, and if the Spirit is empowering you to kill off the old life and embrace this new life in Christ – that means, the Spirit in You is leading you. And the very fact that you are living surrendered to His leading is a clear statement that you are a new person in Christ. More specifically, you are a child of God. And the good news is that God has done all of this for you.
May 25, 2021
People are curious about the Church. They are curious to see if God is real and working among us. And one way we get to show the world that there’s another way to live is by our genuine and joyous praise of God. So if there’s one thing God would like to see rebooted among us, is this contagious and joyous praise of who He is and what He is doing.
May 18, 2021
God wants to make your heart a home for Jesus. But this doesn’t just happen because we want it to happen. It happens when we allow God to transform our hearts with the riches of Christ. It happens when we allow Christ’s Spirit to fortify our hearts with His truth. And it happens when God’s people pray.
May 12, 2021
Jesus has come to give you rest. Rest from having to prove yourself to God. Rest from having to measure up to some religious standards you cannot keep. Rest from your weariness and rest from your burdens. Rest for your soul. And the reason Jesus is rest is found in the description he gives of Himself. He says, Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
May 5, 2021
Our going is about loving people with the love of Jesus. Showing them there is alternative way of life that’s filled with kindness, grace, truth and love. Becoming friends with people far from God so that one day we might introduce them to God. Our going may take months or even years. But the timetable is not up to us. We are just simply called to live as a sent one, and trust God to do the rest.
April 27, 2021
Jesus never meant for any of His followers to help others trust or follow Him on their own. That’s why He made sure to include this promise. Jesus promises to be with us. HE wants to help us. He just needs us to TRUST that He will be RIGHT there with us to give us the words we need, the kindness we need, the patience we need, or the grace we need to help our friends or family come closer to Jesus, or to grow in their faith in Jesus.
April 12, 2021
For if we follow Jesus together, God will not only glue us together in love – but He will change us and make us the blessing He has called us to be. That’s the vision God wants to reboot in us!