Today is Father’s Day. To all the fathers out there, congratulations. I wanted to take a quick time out and talk about the heart inside of the father. To do this, I’m going to skip a fun intro and get serious and deep pretty fast. To all the mothers, wives, and daughters out there I want you to think through a couple of things. I want to give you a verse and then share a survey with you. . . . Read More »
Jesus Asked – Since I’m Telling You The Truth, Why Don’t You Believe Me?
The Simple Questions of Jesus Series Continues! But Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy!
Is There More To Life Than This?
Welcome to our series that asks questions that everyone has. Questions like, Is there more to life than this? How can I make the most of my life? Who is Jesus? Why did Jesus die? How can I have faith? Why and how do I pray? Why and how should I read the Bible? How does God guide us? Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit do? How can I be filled with the Holy . . . Read More »
The Way To Overcome Anxiety
This fall we have jumped into an incredibly important conversation on the most important, but also the most ignored area of our lives. We are talking about and focusing on the soul. This allows us to talk about the areas of our lives that so many of us are struggling with these days, our inner worlds, and our emotional and mental health. I think for many of us this may have been a new thought, that our soul is . . . Read More »
Overcoming Anxiety
The Soul Series Continues!
The Thing That Leads To Your Best Life and The Thing That Leads To Destruction
This summer we are taking a Deeper Dive into Wisdom. We are circling back and working through some of the big topics that Solomon speaks of often in His Manual for Living, the book of Proverbs. This is an important way to study Proverbs because Solomon throws so many different thoughts, great one-liner statements, and important life principles at us, that we don’t want to miss out, we want to be able to process and personalize as much . . . Read More »
The Greatest Challenge to Life Isn’t Other People
I have 3 questions for you today. Question 1: When we look back on our lives, in general, what is it that we can think about, focus on and feel? We tend to remember our hurts, wounds, and regrets. If we aren’t forgiving, we can hold grudges against people. And if we don’t forgive ourselves, we can live in regret for our bad choices. Question 2: When we look into the future, in general, what is it that . . . Read More »
Relaxing in Jesus
The Success Series Continues
Is It Even Possible To Relax?
If I asked you if you were relaxed or able to relax, how would you answer that question? For some of us, this question would be met with laughter, or a big sigh, and then a long list of things that we are doing, dealing with, or walking through that would never allow us to relax. I don’t know about you, but it is difficult to relax as we walk through life, which by the way, seems to be . . . Read More »
Christian Atheist – Is God the Basis of Truth?
Last year, the Cultural Research Center of Arizona Christian University surveyed 2,000 U.S. adults from four major groups: Pentecostals, Charismatics, Mainline Protestants, and Catholics about 51 topics including marriage, absolute truth, the sanctity of human life, and the authority of the Bible. The leading researcher, George Barna, concluded the following. “The most startling realization is how many people in our churches are adopting unbiblical beliefs. American Christians are undergoing a ‘post-Christian Reformation.’ It certainly seems as if the . . . Read More »