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Today we will explore Mark 12:13-27.
Aug 17, 2023•4 min
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Heart of the Matter
Today we have Jesus continuing his conversation with the chief priests and scribes after they challenged Jesus and his authority.
Aug 16, 2023•2 min
Testimony Is Prophecy
Have we ever found ourselves standing as a victor over a situation and we knew it was solely by the power and authority of Jesus in our life? Healed by His grace, opportunities because of His favor, peace that transcends understanding, provision because of His goodness and mercy that surely follows us all the days of our lives!
Aug 15, 2023•4 min
Embrace This God Life
Today’s reading is from Mark 11:12-26. This text follows Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, also known as Palm Sunday.
Aug 14, 2023•5 min
Hosanna in the Highest
Jesus allowed himself to need his Heavenly Father in his everyday living. Today, as we say “Hosanna!” to our Lord and Savior, let’s again remind ourselves that we call out, “Lord, Save Us!” because we, in our own depravity, so desperately need him.
Aug 11, 2023•4 min
Made Whole
Bartimaeus’ faith is an example to all of us, as is his clearsightedness regarding what he wanted. He recognized what was hindering him from being the person God wanted him to be and created him to be. And he sought God’s power to set him free.
Aug 10, 2023•5 min
Faith Fallacies
The Kingdom of God is about serving one another in love. Jesus gave up His sinless life to die so that we could live. Not only that but that same life Jesus died saving, He wants us to give that up in His name so we can save it. And, what does that even mean? Take up your cross daily and follow Him to wherever that may lead.
Aug 09, 2023•4 min
Childlike Trust
Jesus came to us as a little child—one clothed in humility. He could have shown up as a king, a military leader, or at least skipped the whole childhood thing, but he chose to come to us in the most vulnerable, most human way - an infant dependent on his parents for safety and provision. Maybe there’s something to His coming as a child to make a way for us, and our becoming like little children in order to take His hand and follow him to His Father’s house.
Aug 08, 2023•5 min
Such As These
Just when I think I’ve got myself figured out, one of my two son’s requires of me a new level of patience or wisdom, and the challenge presents a fresh opportunity for growth and awareness. One of those lessons, something I'm still working on actually, is to embrace God’s kingdom with childlike simplicity. For those of us who were forced to grow up too fast, having a childlike faith might feel risky, too vulnerable, and unsafe. But Jesus says, “The kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”...
Aug 07, 2023•4 min
Jesus Addresses Divorce
The Pharisees came looking to trap Jesus. Have you ever come at Jesus with a "prove it" posture? I know if you’ve ever gone through anything hard you might have. Often we get caught up in justifying our approach, our posture, our attitude toward others, and in doing so, justify our posture toward God. This is what the Pharisees were doing, but we can learn from them and from Jesus.
Aug 04, 2023•5 min
Beauty in the Fall
When we invite God in, we invite a firm foundation in our hearts and in the lives we live. This helps us WHEN we stumble to know that we will recover. That WHEN we stumble we know that God still loves us. WHEN we stumble we should still love ourselves.
Aug 03, 2023•4 min
God Exalts the Humble
I wonder what it would look like if we approached Jesus with a sense of humility, child-like faith, and a sense of awe. What if instead of burying questions or pretending we have it all figured out, we brought them to our Maker who wants to mold us, walk with us, and who wants us to know Him more?
Aug 02, 2023•4 min
Pray, Fast & Believe
We pray because we believe. We fast because we believe. The more we pray and fast, we tend to believe even more! It’s so important to have a lifestyle where we are consecrated to God in various ways. Committed to God in consistent prayer.
Aug 01, 2023•4 min
Faith and Fear
As we continue to learn from the book of Mark, today we will focus on the passage found in chapter 9, verses 14-23.
Jul 31, 2023•4 min
Show Don't Tell
We can read the Bible to learn who Jesus is, but we have been blessed with opportunities in our daily life to see Him so that we can know who Jesus is. I believe Jesus is always showing us who He is, but we have to be sure to see it.
Jul 28, 2023•4 min
Way of the Cross
If you are going to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, then you no longer own yourself. He has ultimate rights; he has lordship of your life. So, you no longer belong to yourself. Trust in Jesus that he will take care of you. This is the way of the cross.
Jul 27, 2023•4 min
Who is Jesus?
I encourage you to spend some time this week to ask your Heavenly Father to reveal who He truly is to you, just as His spirit revealed the identity of Jesus to Peter.
Jul 26, 2023•5 min
Who Do You See?
My prayer is that the Lord would continue to renew our sight to see him more fully, face to face and that he would give us the eyes, patience, and questions to fall in love with him in a new way today. Jesus is inviting us into a relationship of perfect sight and perfect restoration.
Jul 25, 2023•4 min
Perspective of Eternity
So long as we are flesh, our perspective is temporal, and we see, literally, through our earthly eyes. Even the disciples of Christ who followed him and witnessed all of his miracles firsthand still heard and saw Jesus’ words through their earthly perspective; a HERE and NOW perspective.
Jul 24, 2023•4 min
Bare Minimum
This morning I am going to continue our series diving into the Gospel of Mark and share a couple of thoughts I found really impactful to me while specifically going through Mark 8 that tells the story of Jesus feeding the 4000.
Jul 21, 2023•4 min
Perfect Expression of Oneness
May we remember the Lord’s example and look to Him in all that we do, following His leading by faith in oneness with Him.
Jul 20, 2023•4 min
A Faithful Mother
As I studied the scripture we are focusing on today, Mark 7:24-30, I realized I could relate to its message completely for one simple reason: it is about a mother doing whatever it takes to find a cure for her child.
Jul 19, 2023•3 min
All About the Heart
God has given us the Spirit to reside in our hearts, to transform us, and to empower us to honor and glorify the Father.
Jul 18, 2023•4 min
The Power of Routines
Let’s pray today, first for ourselves, then for our neighbors; that God would help us be genuine followers of Him, not just followers of routine.
Jul 17, 2023•4 min
More Than Able
When we don’t understand how God intervenes and shows up in our lives, we are slow to recognize who he is and how he chooses to show up when we are desperate for deliverance. Sometimes, when he does show up, we don’t even recognize him.
Jul 14, 2023•5 min
Get Ready, Be Ready
When you read this passage do you read it like I have before—that they were traveling and the rest was coming when they get to the shore? Instead, I think Jesus flips it and the boat ride is the rest, the rest that will get them ready for the miracle!
Jul 13, 2023•3 min
Righteousness Over Convenience
Just like this is a hard story, I want to speak some hard truth to you today. But it comes from a place of love. Just like I believe God loves you exactly where you are and for who you are, I also believe He loves you too much to leave you there.
Jul 12, 2023•5 min
Truth From the Travels
It's important to note that there is a unique dynamic that takes place between God's power and our belief. That's where the miracle is!
Jul 11, 2023•4 min
Feeding the 5000
After a little searching the disciples found five loaves and two fish. Jesus took what they brought, held it to heaven blessed it, and created a meal for everyone present and literally had leftovers. Jesus put his foot in that meal. For he is the one that provides, he is the one calls us to a place of reconnecting, rest, and to enjoy what he provides.
Jul 10, 2023•5 min
The Skill of Faith
Having faith may often seem like we have to blindly follow. However, it’s not that we just have to mindlessly trust, but instead we need to ensure that we are shifting our focus in the right direction. Rather than looking at the hopeless situation, listening to the lies, or believing what the world says, we must fix our eyes on Jesus - the One who is trustworthy and faithful.
Jul 07, 2023•4 min
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