Deep Roots, New Beginnings Before we can grow up, we must grow down. This has always been at the heart of God’s plan. This truth is present in God’s creation. Before any plant life reaches the surface and bears fruit it must receive the necessary nutrients from the soil, so it sends its roots deep […]

Why Church? The Bible says we’re made for relationships. The Lord said in the beginning that man being alone wasn’t a good thing. This is the heart of the Great Commandment that says we’re to love the Lord God with the whole of our being, which is worked out by loving our neighbor as ourselves. […]

Our Long Range Artillery One of the most effective way to soften up the enemy is to launch munitions far beyond the effective range of a soldier’s personal weapon. Before gunpowder armies would use arrows, darts, and catapults to send burning projectiles the length of the battlefield. Today we have guided missiles traveling hundreds of […]

Living with Expectancy Simeon was a just and devout man who was waiting expectantly for the Messiah. But it wasn’t a false hope he held onto; rather it was a hope rooted and grounded in God’s word and promise. Simeon possessed the spirit of expectancy. He was filled with the Holy Spirit. It ways that […]

Be Filled with the Holy Spirit The hour is closer than any of us think. Are we ready? Being filled with the Holy Spirit is the last piece of advice the Apostle Paul gives in order to make sure we’re ready to get the most out of life knowing our time is limited. He said, […]

Come Breath of Life Can these dry bones live? This was the question presented to the prophet Ezekiel when the Lord took him to the Valley of Dry Bones. The Lord told Ezekiel to say to these dry bones, “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.” And the word of the Lord was, “Prophesy […]

Prayer That Changes Everything While prayer may change the circumstances that surround us, and the problems that assail us, what prayer is meant to change is us. When we pray, God intervenes and changes things. But God usually doesn’t do it in accordance to how we pray or what we pray for. We either pray […]

Living For Jesus While We’re Waiting There’s a beautiful example of how we’re suppose to be living until the Lord returns. It comes from an obscure individual in the Bible, Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth was crippled from being dropped as a child. To avoid detection he hid out in a desolate land, Lo Debar. He was sought […]

Let’s Start Paying Attention God is calling for His to start paying attention and become attentive to His word, His will, and His way. Manasseh did evil in the sight of the Lord according to the nations God kicked out of the land long ago. The Bible says, “He rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah […]

Being Holy God wants you to walk in His will, but God’s not as interested in your calling as much as He is in your walk. God’s primary concern isn’t in the type of work you do; rather it’s in the type of worker you are. To be holy is about character and maturity over […]