Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Gotta Watch “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 We traditionally look at idols as an object, but what about “time”? Picture time like an entire pie and it is ours to divide up. We cut a piece out for our family, we cut a […]
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 was only .9 seconds left on the clock. The ball was in bounded, a […]
Sa // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Provided for “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you” Matthew 6:33 These words of Jesus come from a collection of his teachings, commonly referred to the Sermon on the Mount. Here Jesus was saying that we don’t need to worry about food, clothing, or […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: No doubt Then you will know truth and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Isn’t it interesting when people say “I’m not going to lie,” “I’m just being honest,” “truthfully speaking,” and “for real.” We don’t think twice when we hear or say these words; but why do we use those […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Our struggle isn’t against people 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 Our struggle isn’t against democrats or republicans, Christians or Muslims, little brothers […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: What next? Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Our verse for today has a promise attached to it. If we commit our way to the Lord he’ll see that we are righteous (literally “in right relationship with God and others”) and have justice. […]
Tuesday// Fuel::Listen
Title: Real Men lead their families As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 We have a class we do for men at Grace Chapel called Spiritual Leadership Course. One thing we cover is creating a mission statement for your family. Every man in the course works on a […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: CAUTION Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 3:5 WARNING! WARNING! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!! That is what I hear when I read this verse. Everyone has seen the guy trying to show off to his friends and fails miserably. It never fails when I begin to think that I […]
Su // Sacrifice:: Worship
Title: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 or idolized. God wants us to maintain this body He has given us and […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Our work environment Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a Recently our church staff revisited several core values that shape our work environment. To function as a unified team, the need for unanimous “buy in” on several, key […]