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 two years ago […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Obedience is protection “This has been my practice: I obey your precepts” – Psalm 119:56 The definition of a precept is ” A guiding principle or rule that is used to control, influence or regulate conduct.” An example of that would be the Ten Commandants. God wrote the Ten Commandants to protect and guide His people. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Deep Comfort Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Mat 11:28 The promise in Matthew 11:28 is meant to provide deep comfort. God tells us that He will give us rest. Who is this promise for? It states quite clearly it is for ALL […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Be the beacon Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “today,” – Hebrews 3:13a If you have been around someone encouraging, you will want to spend more and more time around them. Just as we are drawn to encouraging people, are people drawn to us because we are encouraging? Do others want […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: A Servant but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b I have a close friend that I look up to. He conducts himself with Honor and Respect. His faith is solid as Steel. He is passionate about loving his friends and family. He fights for purity in his own life and his brothers.Most importantly, he would not consider himself a leader […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle – Scott Mitchell
Title: Thanksgiving For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Around the Holiday season, we get caught up in the business of trying to keep everyone happy. This can cause added stress and pressure above and beyond our everyday daily lives. It’s in these moments Satan likes to bring the battle […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance- Jay Burke
Title: I hate running Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Here’s the thing: I hate running! When the good Lord designed me, he did not have distance running in mind. This had no bearing to my college soccer coach, who insisted we run countless miles a day in Southern […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Listen for the Spirit So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Each year in November, many other Michigan hunters and I sit in deer camp anxiously awaiting the opening day, like a child on Christmas Eve. Will this be the year I […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Have No Fear “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Fall and winter are approaching, and COVID – 19 seems to have consumed much of our everyday lives. Now we are faced with decisions on how we spend our holidays, should we hunker down again, and […]
Tue // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Find a Reminder Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 Every Sunday or maybe once a month, we all take communion. Jesus chose to use mealtime to set the stage for us to remember what He did for us. So when I think about this, […]