The Like-Minded Family of God – God’s heart for His family is that we work well together and share a likeminded approach in purpose and love. Having the heart and attitude of Jesus means we must walk in humility as we look out for the interests of others. We are commanded to work hard toward…
The Importance of Godly Connections – This section of Scripture shows an example of a beautiful heart shaped by the Holy Spirit’s refining process. Paul is in jail with the possibility of an execution. He is literally struggling between two priorities: Living to serve the people of God vs. receiving his eternal reward. Part of…
An Introduction to Motives – God is interested in getting to the motives of His people. He doesn’t like the times we imitate or perform for our own benefit and opportunity. God is transforming a bride without spot or blemish. He loves purity and blamelessness. Our motives matter in all forms of ministry and relationship.…
Parable of the Ten Brides – Jesus tells the Church very plainly that He is actively developing her to be a spotless bride without blemish. He deeply desires a passionate, intimate help-meet who shares His heart and can be trusted with all that He holds dear. However, the people of God are often busy and…
Parable of the Ten Brides – Jesus tells the Church very plainly that He is actively developing her to be a spotless bride without blemish. He deeply desires a passionate, intimate help-meet who shares His heart and can be trusted with all that He holds dear. However, the people of God are often busy and…
Loyalty Between God and the World – James loved the church and spent much of his letter warning them about having a loyalty to the things of this world that outranked their loyalty to God. The pursuit, attainment, and protection of wealth is a never-ending cycle that can consume the heart and become a cancer…
In this sermon, we follow the events of the resurrection and the moments that followed to see the heart of Jesus for His people. He loved, encouraged, and guided His close relationships as He taught them to become more than they knew they could.
Resurrecting Faith — Faith is dead without works, and it is made alive through actions of surrender and repentnace. God desires relationship so closely with us that we can hold our plans, possessions, identities lightly and entrust Him with everything. He has given us corporate and individual promises becasue He expects us to walk in…
The Blessing of Others – Often the believers who face or have faced difficult challenges tend to have experiential revelation of God’s provision, peace, and sacrificial love. Yet these are often the people the Church marginalizes. When we show preference for certain types of people, we risk missing out on the blessing of their strengths…
