God said, 11 I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out – plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. 12 When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I’ll listen. 13 When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, 14 I’ll make sure you . . . Read More »
I’m Just A Little Set In My Ways…
So here in 2019 we started a pretty big series entitled “What is your kryptonite?” and it’s really our prayer that you are tracking with this series so far because there have been some pretty big concepts that have come out as this series is starting to get rolling. Starting with this whole idea of what our lives SHOULD look like as followers of Jesus, do you remember that? We were using terms like freedom, and victory and . . . Read More »
The Idol of Entitlement
For the Kingdom of God is not just fancy talk; it is living by God’s power. NLT 1 Corinthians 4:20 How do you live with God’s power? Every God-begotten person conquers the world’s ways. The power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. The person who wins out over the world’s ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God. MSG 1 John 5:4-5 Scripture tells us, we live in God’s . . . Read More »
Who the Son sets free is free indeed…right?
Well here we are in a brand new year! 2019! The New Year is always so exciting right? I mean for so many of us this is a time of hope, and optimism about what could be in the brand new year, which I think is awesome. This is a time for those New Year’s Resolutions and just a chance to almost hit reset and get a fresh start on so many things for us in so many . . . Read More »
Modern Day Idol
We are in a series called: What is your Kryptonite? Like Kryptonite to Superman, sin steals our strength. It steals our spiritual strength and it blinds us from seeing who we really are. Let’s quickly talk about our spiritual strength, what God has given us. We just can’t talk about this enough. God has given us His grace to wash away all sin, guilt and shame [Galatians 3:3]. When we walk through life with sin and shame and . . . Read More »
Eight Questions That Reveal Your Faith Level
Our question for you: What is your Kryptonite? Everyone knows Superman. He was unreal. He had so much strength, so many super powers. Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. X-ray vision. Inferred eyes. Nothing could stop him except, kryptonite. Kryptonite was the one thing that stole his strength. In this series we shared that spiritually, you are like Superman or Superwoman. What God has given you is unreal. God has given you His grace . . . Read More »
The Greatest Battle You Will Face: It’s In Your Mind
We are in our new series. It’s all about living in freedom. Sam opened last week with what Jesus said. 34 “I assure you that everyone who sins is a slave of sin. …36 So if the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free.” NLT John 8:34-36 He followed up with what John said. 4 For every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory. 5 And the ones who . . . Read More »
Maybe You Are Wrong
In all this talk about Immanuel, which means, ‘God is with us,’ what have you concluded? Do you believe, ‘God is with me?’ Do you believe, ‘God lives inside of me?’ Do you believe, ‘God might be in other people, but God isn’t in me?’ Is it your experience in life that you try to surrender to God, but you fail so you conclude, God isn’t with me anymore? I don’t want to drink to find peace, but . . . Read More »
Inviting The Holy Spirit Into All Of It
So today we continue our big Christmas series and I have to tell you I’m really excited for what we are going to get into today because we are going to really be addressing something that is so important to us as Christians and I will go as far as to say that it’s an area that we all have challenges in one way or another. We are going to take something really spiritual, namely the Holy Spirit . . . Read More »
Everyone Love’s The Presents Right?
So it’s Christmas time, and frankly outside of The Grinch, and Scrooge most people really love this time of year. For some it’s the decorations, for others it’s the time with family and friends. For some it’s the food, and for others like my wife it’s the Christmas music…but it’s pretty safe to say everyone loves the presents. My kids are always excited about the gifts. My son Trey has been working on his Christmas list since like . . . Read More »