Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Smell the roses Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Psalm 19:1 You have heard the saying stop and smell the roses, yet how often have we brushed by so many of God’s wonderful creations without pausing for even […]
Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Words of Jesus “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 teachings commonly referred to as the Sermon on the Mount. Here, Jesus was saying that we don’t need to worry about food, clothing, […]
Friday// Steel :: Truth
Title: Live Free Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Freedom is fought for; we discuss it and are wired to desire it. We want to live free from so many things, but the kind of freedom Jesus is talking about is freedom from sin and […]
Thursday // Warrior – Engage
Title: genuinely engaged 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 Being genuinely engaged in life is preparing for all the world to see. Be a […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: When you jump off a diving board Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 When you jump off a diving board, there is no turning back! YOU ARE COMMITTED! You trust that when you jump, you will land in the water. You committed because you had trust. To walk by faith requires […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Light Salt 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 46:10a Ever fret over the economy? Worry about godlessness in the nation? Wonder how God can allow evil and oppression to continue? Even if you haven’t […]
Monday // Surrender :: Control
Title: Headfirst right into a light pole! Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 As seniors in high school, a few friends and I walked briskly down a busy street. We were on our way to see a movie and cutting our time close. […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Under pressure 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 How often are we under pressure? Our lives and careers are constantly increasing, […]
Saturday // Build :: Authentic
Title: Look in the mirror. “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up’ Eph 4:29 Why is authenticity so hard to find today? It’s a pride thing, and because of our pride, we don’t want to show our weaknesses or shortcomings to others. […]
Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: A Different Path Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b When I was a kid, porn was something I had to go out and pursue. Now, pornography has to be avoided. When searching the most innocent of terms online, it […]