Sun // Sacrifice:: Worship
Be Useful “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship” Romans 12:1b Paul reminds us that our physical bodies have a holy purpose. Our bodies are neither meant to be ignored nor idolized. God wants us to maintain this body He has given us and be […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Sameness Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a To be authentic, we need to be the same person in every situation. For instance, at work, at home, at social functions. This “sameness,” or lack thereof, certainly appears in […]
Fri // Steel:: Integrity
Title: Who are you “Till I die I will not deny my Integrity” Job 27:5b Action that lines up with your words. Being who you say you are. This is the strength of the building materials you’ve used to build the life God has called you to. It’s connected to everything. If you build your life on the solid […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Christ is the Complete Armor Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Back in the 16th century, knights were covered from head to toe with armor. I don’t know what the armor weighed, but it was a lot. But it […]
Wednesday// Grit:: Influence
Title-The influence of actions Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 One of my favorite movies is Gladiator. One of my favorite lines in that movie is, “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” So powerful, so true. Men, what is your life echoing right now? Do all […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Two Prayers …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 In Matthew 6:9-13, Jesus taught a prayer that is a word-for-word prayer that we can use daily. There are also plenty of instances in which spontaneous prayers are used in the bible and provide excellent examples of praying at the moment. Both prayers serve a purpose. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Losing Control Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding – Proverbs 3:5“The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear…?”- Psalm 27:1 One of the first things we think of when we think of Indiana is the Indy 500. The drivers, the festivals, and […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Stand Up 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 Standing firm in the faith humbles us before the Lord. It sets our minds to […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: On the Fly Text: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 In a meeting, my current employer once said, “We are building this plane while in the air.” I have grown to loathe this statement as it conflicts with a deep need inside me…the need to plan. While I dislike this statement, I have to admit that I have “lived on the fly.” As […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Lighten the weight of life Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 Maybe you’ve been here? I can still picture it vividly in my mind…the day I decided that I could get just one more. Here I was in an empty […]