Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Biblical times are now Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1bPlagues and bad weather. A lot of unrest. We read this in scripture, and we believe and discuss it in small groups. Yet it’s happening in our lives today, […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Work in progress Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 When I think of sacrifice, I think of what am I giving up for lent, or my New Year’s resolution. Well to tell you how I have done with that, my last resolution was to not make any resolutions, I finally achieved one. This is a work in progress […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Stoke the fire Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 We have all shown a passion for something. When I do an internal check, do I see that same passion in my walk with Jesus? Do I see it […]
Sat // Christmas Eve :: Holiday
Title: Meaning of Christmas “ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ” Luke 2: 10-11 Christmas is about the […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: All I need for Christmas is a 2×4 to the back of head Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 A message from this past weekend from my Pastor hits home or the back of my head with a 2×4 for my faith walk pulse check. The […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Building Character Do not be misled: “Bad Company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 As I think of my character, I see it as who I am in my relationship with God and how others see me. “Hopefully not as what a character he is.” We build character and learn as we follow Christ. Christian […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: God’s purpose As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 How often do we think about God’s purpose for us? The older I get, the more I search. I reflect on something my father said to myself and my sibling’s dozens of times “I wonder why God put […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Do It For the Family Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a “For the Family,” a phrase I have used many times with my children, It has been, on many occasions, a low voice out of dad’s hearing range a comment or joke about the phrase. But I say […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: God loves messed up people, just like us. For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 The title phrase attracted me to a church four years ago […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Am I ready For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Isaiah 6:8 says, “Here I am send me,” is forever remembered as I have it tattooed on my arm. I say I am ready for battle, but am I? What is my enemy, false profits, my thoughts betrayed by […]