Are You Making Things Harder Than They Need To Be?

Today we continue our study of Philippians by looking at a new section of Scripture! Believe it or not, after four weeks studying Philippians 2:1-4 we are now moving on and I want you to know as we get started today, that what we are diving into, is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most moving passages Paul ever wrote about Jesus.  How is that for an exciting build up to a section of Scripture!  . . . Read More »

New Year, New Plans, New Challenges! Intro To Philippians

It’s hard to believe it but a new year has arrived!  I remember as a boy when I would think about the year 2000, I was just sure life would look like the Jetson’s cartoon from my childhood, with hover cars, and jetpacks…it seemed so far away, but here we are in the year 2022!  All joking aside, there is something pretty special about a New Year isn’t there?  It’s a time to think through new beginnings and . . . Read More »

Success Series – The Doing For God Must Come From The Being With God

Have you noticed how often God seems to lead us to do things in a specific way in life that seems to be like the exact opposite way that we would plan or design things to be done?  These things can bring a lot of tension to our lives if we aren’t willing to live fully surrendered to God.  I mean Jesus tells us things like if we want to be first, we should what?  Be last!  Remember . . . Read More »

Rise Up & Stand Firm – It’s All About The Heart

So, we are in this big series called Rise Up and Stand Firm.  Really, it’s a conversation about the challenges we all face in life.  We are diving into spiritual warfare, and this idea that we can rise up and stand firm regardless of what life throws at us.  We can be people who live with courage and victory in a world working to keep us from ever living in that courage and victory.  I think sometimes when . . . Read More »