Your identity is not defined by what you have done, but by what Jesus has done. You are the beloved of God, and you are a gift!
Sep 10, 2020•29 min•Ep. 169
Jesus removed the religious system and replaced it with himself. Rather than self-righteousness and elitism, forgiveness flows freely to all!
Sep 07, 2020•35 min•Ep. 168
Jesus came to replace the religious, self-righteous systems and show us a better way, a way defined by loving our neighbors and sharing!
Sep 05, 2020•36 min•Ep. 167
Jesus came to replace the religious, self-righteous systems and show us a better way, a way defined by loving our neighbors and sharing!
Sep 04, 2020•35 min•Ep. 166
God has plans and a purpose for our lives, and he has called us and equipped us to stay the course, even when it’s painful. We can do this!
Aug 31, 2020•31 min•Ep. 165
Do you feel on edge, ready to snap? Good news! God has already provided help for you right now! Let’s sink into his provision.
Aug 27, 2020•37 min•Ep. 164
The gaze of Jesus, despite our shortcomings and mistakes, never strays from us. He paid the price for us so we could be seen, heard and set free from our sins!
Aug 26, 2020•29 min•Ep. 163
While we live in a culture where canceling people after second chances is accepted, Jesus challenges us to love the way he does - fully and restoratively! Let’s allow him to restore our relationships and love people as he does!
Aug 20, 2020•33 min•Ep. 162
Are you tired of hiding your shortcomings and sins? Jesus knows them all, and he paid the price to set us free. We’re all works in progress. We all need Jesus.
Aug 17, 2020•37 min•Ep. 161
When we feel stuck in life, Jesus wants to turn our worry into worship. He is our prize, he is our perspective, and he is our peace.
Aug 13, 2020•44 min•Ep. 160
Jesus is “putting new wine in new wineskins.” He’s introducing his church to a life of surrender instead of striving, to practicing our faith rather than programming, and to loving the unloveable.
Aug 10, 2020•48 min•Ep. 159
We can find a way to keep moving forward in painful seasons if we decide to ask the question: “What has Jesus done for me?” What he’s already done is more than enough. Let us count his ways and respond!
Aug 10, 2020•49 min•Ep. 158
Sometimes the journey God calls us to begins with a place of separation. And in that place, he will sustain us, surprise us, and shield us.
Aug 04, 2020•33 min•Ep. 157
Jesus is a change specialist! He can bring growth even when it seems impossible. But we can’t change in our own strength. Alterations happen when we’re willing to lay things down at “the altar.”
Jul 27, 2020•38 min•Ep. 156
We are called to go where Jesus goes, sit where Jesus sits, and hunger for what Jesus hungers for. We are called to be a church that looks like Heaven.
Jul 20, 2020•30 min•Ep. 155
Everyone goes through a time of famine, where our faith is tested. God reminds us through the story of Naomi that he is always with us. God is a restorer and what he has spoken to us, he will bring to pass.
Jul 13, 2020•36 min•Ep. 154
Everyone gathered at the well that day was shocked. God’s character is majestic. His scale is unfathomable. He is beyond us, and he will surprise us.
Jul 06, 2020•45 min•Ep. 153
Let us follow Jesus into the territory where he “had to” go: the traditions of men. Revering traditions as truth can keep us from loving people, and Jesus tells us that the way the world will know we’re his followers is by our love.
Jul 02, 2020•49 min•Ep. 151
Jesus constantly tells us the truth, but it’s always motivated by love. He never uses condemnation. By focusing on how much we are loved by Jesus, we will learn to love one another!
Jul 02, 2020•50 min•Ep. 150
Going to this well again, we will need worship. True worship is a spiritual activity, and it changes us. Worship transforms our hearts, perspectives, and priorities.
Jun 25, 2020•37 min•Ep. 149
Outside the city gates, Jesus paid the ultimate price for all of humanity. Will we, too, leave our comfort zones, leave our security, and go where Jesus goes—toward the pain, sharing freedom with all?
Jun 22, 2020•21 min•Ep. 148
Every person at this ancient well experiences repentance: a view change. Jesus is there; he changes our thoughts, perspectives, and directions.
Jun 21, 2020•36 min•Ep. 147
Jesus is inviting us again to an ancient well where he reveals himself and changes our views. He’s not just what we want, he’s what we need.
Jun 15, 2020•41 min•Ep. 146
At a well in Samaria, Jesus teaches us to deeply love people who aren’t like us. He offers us living water, which produces righteousness, peace, and joy and will sustain us as we stand for justice.
Jun 11, 2020•52 min•Ep. 145
We can truly change, we can win the battle over our thoughts, by consistently and deliberately renewing our mind. When we fix our attention on God, he’ll do a miracle in our minds!
Jun 04, 2020•30 min•Ep. 144
Racism is the hating of your own kind, for we’re all created in God’s image. Jesus’s compassion will move us toward people not like us, but while comparison and envy lead us, we’ll never go where we’re supposed to. We must be stunned by his love, listen, and ask questions.
Jun 01, 2020•54 min•Ep. 143
Jesus loves you, and he knows you. His love for you has nothing to do with your performance or status and everything to do with him. God loves us all so much—every man, woman, boy, and girl—that he gave his only son.
May 28, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 142
The forgiveness Jesus offers us is a gift that cannot be earned, that forever changes our lives. It provides a peace and joy that transcends life’s circumstances, that we can share with others!
May 25, 2020•38 min•Ep. 141
Circumstances oftentimes impact our happiness, but we can have a joy that transcends circumstances with Jesus!
May 21, 2020•50 min•Ep. 140
When our hopes are delayed, we naturally feel heartsick. Hope is what we believe for. Faith is who we believe. We can endure anything when we know who our faith is in—Jesus!
May 18, 2020•38 min•Ep. 139