In Christ, we have been given a new identity. Not just a personal identity but a family identity as we have been made members of the household of God, the family of God. As with every family, there are rules of the house. There are rules of life and ethos’ we are to follow in…
Josiah is known as a good king. In fact, he is probably the best king to be king after David and Solomon were kings. Josiah is part of bringing reform and restoration to the whole land of Israel. However, it isn’t without help. God is the one who does the heavy lifting and brings the…
THINK: About who their rock or rocks are? KNOW: There is only one rock, there is only one true defender, and it is not us, but in God alone. FEEL: A need to examine their lives story and ask where it has been where they have tried like Asa to rely on their own strengths…
THINK: About how choices and decisions made in fear never leads us in the paths of righteousness, in the path of living in a right relationship with God. Rather, it leads us away from this mehr boni. Choices made out of fear lead us and others our choices effect away from God. KNOW: We are…
We are marked and sealed by God’s Holy Spirit when we are in Christ. We are people of Pentecost. What does this mean? What does this look like? In particular, it means we will be a people and looks like being people who walk in the Holy Spirit of God. What does that mean and…
Today we enter into the wonderful celebration of Pentecost. The birth of the church. The day and season we celebrate and remember the fulfillment of the promise given to us through Christ in the baptism of the Holy Spirit. What does this mean though? What does this look like? That is what we are going…
Jesus is with us. Through the Spirit of God. Jesus is with us. Right here right now. This is our promised hope as children of Easter, children of the resurrection, and children of God. We are not left as orphans, but He has come for us. He has come for us and is with us,…
Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again setting the record straight once and for all, finishing what was started so long ago, and in this, we have a great hope beyond hope. Hope that no matter what we feel, what we may face, the losses we may grieve in this life…
Have you ever felt stuck in your life of faith? Have you ever felt like things in life were not moving forward? Paul gives us some practical advice in a much different situation than our own, but surely applies to our own about how we could truly move forward in our relationship with Jesus, and…