Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Building Character Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us – Hebrews 12:1c What is your motivation in life? A loaded question, I know, but consider that motivation drives us through difficult times. The goal set before us is that we may “persevere through the race marked before us.” In this process, persevering […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Desires of the flesh So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 This verse is simple enough, right? This life can be such a battle sometimes, and what makes that battle harder more times than not is when we concede to the […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Gold statues Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 “Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.” Are we just talking about gold statues and ornate shrines here? Is this relevant today? […]
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 […]
Warrior :: Engage
Title: Mind Field 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 When we read or see the news many times, it will reveal visuals about the battle […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Don’t fully understand him Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 The “C” word! Why do we fear this? Probably because when we make a real commitment, there will be times that the action it requires may run contrary to our current desires. Committing to God is hard […]
Tue // FUEL:: Listen
Title: The Sound of Silence Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.” I love deer hunting because I have to be still, and there is a silence in the woods where I find a place for God […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: The Helper Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 Sin is a state of being, a disease – and one of its nastiest symptoms is pride. Lucifer was cast down to the earth because of pride – self-sufficiency that placed his allegiance on himself rather than God. [Isaiah […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Live for Him Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 Sacrifice was common place in first century Jewish culture and it was done as an act of worship. […]