Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Extinguish a prideful fall Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Deuteronomy 6:5 Pride is such a big topic. It is so big issues are endless. Why is that? It is one of the tools that Satan goes to the most. Pride can get us into trouble so fast that […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Respond Offer your bodies as the living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship – Romans 12:1b First, note that worship is a verb or an action word; it’s something you do. Worship is a response to God. God initiated the relationship, and we are to respond.We learn a lot […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: His Kingdom is yours But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Who is the ruler of your kingdom? You? Money? Your wife or girlfriend? Your hobbies? Alcohol? Or is it God? He wants to be the ruler of your […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Freedom Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Col. Nathan R. Jesse, the character Jack Nicholson played in the movie “A Few Good Men,” shouts out the famous line “You can’t handle the truth!” Could he be right? It could mean we may not like […]
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, not sure what the armor weighed, but it was massive. But it was designed to […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Choose it every day Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 The example that Christ gives us is not an easy one to follow. We have to choose it every day. Here’s the deal, there are people in your life who look to you to set the […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Can it be done? Pray Continually. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Paul desired for believers to pray frequently and often when he wrote this. Paul was saying that no occasion is too small, no decision too insignificant, not to be covered with prayer. Often we think, “How we could do this. I’m not sure I […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Watch Him work Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. – Matthew 6:34 When we’re able to surrender complete control of our lives to Jesus, we’re able to stop worrying about things because we learn to take the Bible at face value. […]
Sunday// Sacrifice: Stand
Title: Clearing the path 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 I worked at our church relief center that became a distribution point […]
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 shows up […]