Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Hidden sin Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective – James 5:16 Men, I want to write today about technology. Technology today is great but can also be a way to hide sin. […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Worthy Investment Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 In the mid-’90s, I was on the front edge of the comic book & sports card craze that swept the nation. A saturation of new comics and card companies flooded […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Who are you like? Do not be misled: “Bad Company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 It’s pretty simple, we become like the people we spend time with. We use the same words, tell the same jokes, watch the same movies and TV shows, eat the same food, etc. If these people are into […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Pleasing to Him “This has been my practice: I obey your precepts” – Psalm 119:56 Obedience comes as a result of our desire to please the Lord. I get wrapped up in my world, or I am trying too hard to obey and please others. The pressure to please everyone seems like I don’t please anyone, […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Don’t get separated For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c The most significant part of spiritual warfare is acknowledging that Satan’s goal is to separate us from Christ. Satan tries to get us to fight this battle alone, if we try to do this alone, we are at a disadvantage, […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Trials Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Have you noticed that there are very few trouble-free days? Most of the time, they are not significant issues; they are issues that get under our skin. On the other hand, the troubles that take perseverance are the ones that […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Busyness is an Idol Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. – Jonah 2:8 It’s odd to think an action can become an idol. It seems when I speak with people, it revolves around how busy they are and the list they have to get done. I don’t exclude myself […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Did you catch all that? But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 We talk about the kingdom in church like we know it well. But do we? I sometimes find it hard to grasp the kingdom of God or the Kingdom of heaven. […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Who’s the enemy? For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 I see the word engage, and my mind goes to movies that have battle scenes […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Don’t Miss it He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10a “Be still,”? That is not in my vocabulary. As men, we have fast-paced lives, trying to juggle work, family, friends, church, and making time for […]