October 25, 2020
This world is not our home. But while we are here, we are to willingly submit to the governing authorities over us but remember it is God whom we are serving.
October 18, 2020
God wants our lives to stand out so distinctly different from everyone else – so that when people observe our lives they will see another way to live. And when they see our holy lives they wont’ have to keep listening to the world telling them, “indulge yourself,” “you do you,” “you can have it all” in order to fit in.
October 11, 2020
God sent Jesus to do for you what you could not do for yourself to set you free and make you His very own. So, then, if God did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? This is why the Church is the hope of the world! For every single human being longs to be loved, to be valued, to belong. And that’s what God did for you through the gospel.
October 5, 2020
Many times God puts difficult people in our lives – not to test our patience – but so we can shine the spotlight of God’s grace in their lives. Remember, Jesus says, “You are the light of the world.” And the way you shine your light is by peddling grace to people who need grace! Because that’s what God did for you, when He saved you.
September 27, 2020
You are not the same person you once were. You are now different. God sees you as a holy one, a saint. You were a sinner. But God made you a saint. That’s what it means to embrace your new identity in Christ. To see yourself as God sees you. Fully alive to Him, set-apart for Him, with unlimited potential to do the works He has prepared for you.
September 20, 2020
Jesus was very intentional about living among those who needed the gospel. He went to their parties, ate meals in their homes, and served them in the midst of everyday life. Jesus valued every single person he encountered and so must we. Jesus intentionally made disciples.
September 13, 2020
God has revealed His kindness and love to us in Jesus. God has given us mercy in Jesus. God has washed us clean through Jesus. God has made us alive with Jesus. God has declared us innocent of guilt and made us totally acceptable in His presence. And now the gospel has given us a place to belong with God forever. That’s why the good news changes everything for us. And why everyone needs the gospel.
September 6, 2020
Once you believe in Jesus’ work for you in his death, burial and resurrection, your faith in Jesus instantly changes your standing before God. This is why the gospel is of first importance to us now as believers. It’s full of good news. We rest in that good news and we want to share that good news.