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…
THINK: About the emotion and attitude they normally approach this season of the year with. Think about what the season of Advent and Christmas invokes in their minds. KNOW: In many cases, our hearts and minds are focused on everything but Jesus during this time, and this creates unnecessary anxiety and stress in a time…
THINK: About the troubles, we all face in this life, and whether God has ceased to be good. KNOW: Understand God hasn’t changed one bit, and He can use the most crummy, sad, and hard situations in our life to bring something good. Even if we don’t see it presently. We know who Jesus is,…
THINK: About how God truly answers prayer and how we have been invited to raise petitions before God. About how there is a great promise in all of the teachings on prayer Jesus teaches us. To think about, “How much more will God.” KNOW: Jesus intends for us to be sufficient in Him. To have…
THINK: About how God has called us to pray and if they have kept in mind who God is in their prayer and what God invites into our lives through prayer. KNOW: Prayer is a powerful and wonderful tool when approached with the right understanding of what prayer is. In particular, the act of prayer…
This is the beginning of our sermon series on prayer as we rapidly approach Ignition Week, which is a week we set aside for the purpose of igniting our hearts in prayer as a church. In particular, we look at two instances of Jesus’ teaching on prayer. One in the Gospel of Matthew 6:5-15 and…
In today’s modern culture there is a common thread of teaching being taught as the magical key to happiness, and I believe it to be the cause of the steady moral decline in the world today. I believe that instead of providing happiness it does the opposite. This common teaching is found in simple phrases…
THINK: About the things of our past lives before Christ we just haven’t been able to let go of. KNOW: It is important for us to truly let our old lives of sin to die to truly turn and repent and live fully in Christ. FEEL: A desire to let go of past things. DO:…
THINK: About the times where we were in the storms of this life. The trajectory the storm sent us on. The loss we experienced. Most importantly the lessons we learned about God. KNOW: Storms and trials aren’t punishment sent by God, but are most definitely tools God uses to shape and mold us into His…
In 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Paul teaches, All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. What many today don’t recognize is Paul isn’t talking about the New Testament. He is talking about the Old. The New…