Following the way of Jesus is not about intensity; it’s about consistency. We trust in the slow work of God — in our instability, in our trials, in our heartaches. We patiently persevere with Jesus (and in community!), knowing that He is with us and for us in the race of life. Listen as Pastor Amy continues our Playing with Fire series, focusing on a life of perseverance!
In a world full of hate, destruction, and loss, one of the most repeated commands in Scripture is “do not fear.” But, courage isn’t something we manufacture. It’s something we receive after spending time with the Trinity: Father, Son, and Spirit. Listen as Pastor Brent continues our series on the virtues and disordered passions of life, focusing on what it means to have courage from the Lord.
Self-control in a culture of indulgence doesn’t mean we say no to everything — it’s about having the inner strength and desire to say yes to the right things. It’s the fruit of spiritual formation and ultimately one of the ways to true freedom.
Jesus is on the move in India, and we’d love to be a part of it! In partnership with Vishwa Vani, we hope to raise $10,000 in order to build another church in India this spring. Would you consider joining us in prayer and giving to see God continue to move among these people? If you’d like to give, click here to do so, selecting the “India Church Planting” designated fund.
All at once an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat’ (1 Kings 19:5). Lent is known as a season of fasting. Traditionally, it means skipping a meal one day a week or no meat on specific days. But over the years, this has been expanded. Now people fast from sweets or sugar, entertainment, technology, or social media. Today, just about anything can be fasted from during Lent. The command to Elijah was to eat. His body was…
Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love (Joel 2:13). A well-known expression — and the title of a novel by Thomas Wolfe — is “you can’t go home again.” With this comes the assumption that things won’t be the way they were — and if they are, they will probably be worse. There is something inherent in our nature that resists going back, returning, especially if we’ve burned…