Misconception: The Prayer of Jabez?

THINK: About the message of the Bible, and ask what God actually promises us through Jesus Christ. To challenge the very thought and teachings of some who say God promises us health, wealth, and prosperity in this life through examining example of the Prayer of Jabez. Seeing this is not prescriptive to our lives of…

New Beginnings ~ Tempted & Tried

THINK: About how with change there is always temptation to not change. Especially when this change involves growing in Christ because we have an enemy that will stop at nothing to make us turn away from the change Jesus is bringing and bring us to him rather than Jesus. KNOW: Jesus was tempted and tried….

Star Wars & Redemption

I recently submitted a devotional for a book being published in the near future called Thy Geekdom Come 2, and I felt a need to share it because I think it really speaks into the heart of some of the themes we have been exploring at our church.  It also reaches back to two messages…

It is Still the Season of Christmas

It is the season of Christmas, and yes Christmas is a season and not a day.  Christmas, begin the celebration of Jesus’ birth, is the season that comes after the season of anticipation known as Advent, being the season of preparation for Jesus’ birth.  Meaning, like it or not, it is still Christmas, so if…

New Beginnings ~ Christmas is a Season of new Beginning

THINK: About if they are truly allowing Jesus to rebirth their lives, to the fullness of life he brings by making them new again as He has come to make them new. KNOW: Jesus has come to make things new. Jesus is the new thing God is doing and is the new thing God is…

Advent 2019 ~ Good News ~ Hope When We Least Expect It

Joseph’s circumstances seemed bleak. His betrothal to Mary created the hope of a wonderful life with the one he loved, but it seems that only moments later, he received the worst news possible – she was pregnant, and not by him. His “yes” to a new life suddenly became a “no” to possibility. This first…