Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Invite God In Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b I play bass on our worship team, and I love to serve, but I often miss the point of worship. It becomes mechanical, rehearsed, and a task. No matter […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Hard Wired for God But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Within all of us is a hunger to belong, be a part of something significant, and leave a legacy. These longings are hard-wired into us. But the naturalness […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: The Test I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b My son looked over my shoulder and asked, “What is integrity?” Have you ever tried explaining it? It took me a bit to line up my thoughts. I told my son, “Something with integrity won’t break easily, so if we are talking about […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Don’t fight empty-handed Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Imagine facing a battle with zero weapons. Imagine your backyard hadn’t been taken care of for a year, and you had to clean it up, but you had no access […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Be the Man Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 What do you think the writer of this passage (Paul) would have thought of his own words only a few years before the writing of this verse? Indeed, the idea of following Christ was foreign to him […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: People of Prayer Pray Continually – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 A good friend of mine is what you would call a ‘prayer warrior.’ The guy can pray! I admire his ability to pray continually. I like to pray, but sometimes, I struggle to have the enduring patience to pray continually. If we want to live […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Surrender is not un-manly Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;Prov 3:5 As men, we look at the word surrender as a negative. The word means “to give up” or “to give away,” and it doesn’t seem very manly. But remember, men, for God to use […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: I was a wrestler 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 Cor. 15:58 I was a wrestler in high school. I first learned to have a proper “wrestler’s stance:” feet spread, knees bent, body centered over your leading leg. A proper stance makes it harder for your opponent to shoot in on you and take you down. It also puts you in a good […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Deep Impact Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a I remember being away from my family for a few weeks with limited communication. It has made me reflect on the last few hours I had with my wife and […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: So easy to tear someone down Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. – Ephesians 4:29 It only takes an hour to completely decimate a house with a bulldozer that took […]