Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Cling to the Lord Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give. – […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Turn it off Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 On the edge of my seat, the game had my full attention. My team was down by 2 pts, and there were only .9 seconds left on the clock. The ball was inbounded, a quick 3pt. […]
Saturday// Build:: Encouragement
Title: It’s not about you Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Is encouraging one another something you are actively doing? Did you notice that this verse was not a suggestion but a command? Think of a day when you could have used some encouraging words. I can only speak […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: What is God wanting to free you from? Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 You and I will undoubtedly navigate seasons that upend us. They will shake loose pretense and any facade that has been constructed to “get us by.” Those moments offer the truth about who we are, what needs to change, […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Know the threat 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 listened to a sermon online the other morning, and the teacher had read […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: 8 Month pulse check Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 So we are eight months into this new world as we live through these crazy times of illness, times of economic changes, isolation, and a glimpse of hope with things opening up. Will people go back […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Rest 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 46:10aTo actively listen, we have to stop talking, and usually stop what we are doing. God tells us to “be still” because he knows that’s often not […]
Mon // Surrender:: Pride
Title: Have you done it? Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 How many times have you done it? You buy something, and on the packaging are the most dreaded words to a man. “Some assembly required.” These words are enough to bring some of us to our knees. We […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Made to Worship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Ok, it’s been a tough week already. Work stinks, the car breaks down, and you’ve fought with your wife. You begin to hear the whispers of the enemy, and […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: The safe adventure But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a Interestingly, it is in our DNA to seek out a more stable and meaning full life for ourselves. Look back in history; there are many examples of this. People are […]