1 Peter 1 – We suffer to prove our faith and to bring praise, glory, and honor to God. We must set our hope on Jesus. We are judged as individuals for our faith, so we must not conform to our evil des...  Read More

I want to emphasize the absolute necessity of hope in our lives, especially as we navigate the tumultuous and often hostile environment of our fallen world. Without hope, we're left without resilience...  Read More

The book of 1 Peter is an encouraging letter written that offers hope, guidance, and support to Christians who are facing various trials and hardships because of their faith.1 Peter encourages steadfa...  Read More

We cannot have a church that doesn’t feel like it belongs to every generation. They are not the church of the future, they are the church… today. Right now. ...  Read More

As we travel, we will experience societies and cultures and circumstances that are either unfamiliar or unique and often will be unsettling. Why would we add a new value to our church? The world we ...  Read More

God cares about righteousness in the workplace. Your business is His business. Where is your workplace, where is God’s workplace?...  Read More

The Bible specifically mentions Jesus’ crying three times. I’m certain there were more, we just don’t know about them. He wept over Jerusalem as He approached the city because of their sin, he wept i...  Read More

To truly live, the seed has to leave its old self behind. There has to be death before there can be life. The grain dying is actually a really good thing because it brings about new life, more life, b...  Read More

Jesus is a complex person. He defies categories. He mocks stereotypes. He cannot be reduced or compartmentalized. He’s an enigma....  Read More

So Jesus tells a story where a man who gets beat up and is left in a heap half dead on the side of the road. Two religious men, a Priest and a Levite walk by and do nothing. They ignore the man. A thi...  Read More

In the song, "How deep the Father's love," The lyrics are "How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure." On Sunday, we sang, "His Mercy is More." One line says " a sea without botto...  Read More

Our longing for peace and contentment would drive us to a place of simplicity, but life in our fallen world offers lies and cheap substitutions. When our lives become overcomplicated and stressful it ...  Read More