Rather than “the good the bad and the ugly”, how can we seek the things that are above? We should trust the things above more than we can trust the things of this world – so let’s look beyond the good & the bad, and instead seek out the glorious!
When we pray to our Lord, we sometimes wonder: does He answer our prayers? And we might wonder: how should we pray? To answer the first question, we can examine the many times in the Bible God listed to prayer and changed His plan. To answer the second question, the Lord’s Prayer holds part of…
How is God real and present for us today? We look for this in the scriptures and in His Love for us. Let’s listen in to see how we can take heart in His words, actions, and love for us as we apply them to our lives today!
While Jesus encourages us to be merciful to the vulnerable, we need to look beyond simply being moral to see how He has been merciful to us, showing His mercy and compassion. May we go forth and do likewise!
When the disciples were sent out by Jesus to spread the gospel, they came back with stories of success. Their vision of success was due to their efforts, and not due to the Holy Spirit. They wanted to see their efforts were successful in the same way we want to see our efforts succeed. But…
In Galatians Christ set us free – free from the shackles of sin! But what do we do with all this freedom? “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) This is freedom from sin, freedom to serve others,…
When Jesus cast out the demons from the man who had been possessed. The man wanted to stay with Jesus. Instead, Jesus sent the man back and told him to go and proclaim all that Jesus had done for him. May we today rejoice in His cleansing power, and may we also go out with…
Happy Father’s Day! Be sure to call your dad today! 🙂 On Trinity Sunday, we can celebrate many things, especially the trinity of God. But understanding God’s nature can be overwhelming. He is Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Let us celebrate Him in all his forms!
Pentecost was an extraordinary day. When the disciples were able to communicate to others ‘each in their own language’ it was a unique event. Since that time, ‘Pentecostal’ has been at times both a noun and an adjective. Today we discuss how can we keep the energy of Pentecost with us every day – to…
Many prayers exist and many prayers are made every day. But what is prayer? And what lessons can we learn from Jesus’ prayer in the garden of Gethsemane as he prayed to God for His disciples, for you, and for me?