How Your Past Impacted Who You Are Today

Years ago, we did a series called, ‘The Diamond Life.’  It was a series that used the baseball diamond to help us understand how to live out life God’s way.  Home base represented our relationship with God.  First base represented character.  Second base represented relationships.  Third base represented the results or successes of our life.  We said, when you do life God’s way, God develops you to be able to handle life. We asked the question, when the . . . Read More »

How To Reach The Highest Level Of Spiritual Maturity

Welcome back everyone to our big fall conversation we are having on Spiritual Success.  We have had a lot of fun with this so far, as we learn how God views a successful life which should be very encouraging to us, because as we now understand the difference between how culture views success and how God views it…which allows us to grasp an amazing truth!  And that is that we can all be successful!  This is huge, and . . . Read More »

Spiritual Success, Where Do I Find It?

Success in this world is becoming wealthier, more powerful, more popular, and achieving more awards.  I would like to add something important.  Success in this world also includes no pain or struggle.  We want comfortable and easy. However, success according to Scripture, is becoming the person God calls you to become, and doing what God calls you to do – in His way, and according to His timetable. – Pete Scazzero.  And sometimes, that includes walking through times . . . Read More »

Some Parts of Reality Are Just Hard To Embrace

So last week was a special week, which culminated in an awesome Sunday service.  We had the opportunity to celebrate Mountain Ridge Church turning 20 years old.  That is a big deal, and I’m so thankful that we took the time to break out of our normal routines, and Sunday Services and just to celebrate the place that means so much to so many of us.  It also gave us the opportunity to reflect on MRC, the life . . . Read More »