Did you know that mercy is God’s number one characteristic in the Bible? The world portrays God as a God of anger and judgment. God shows Himself first and foremost as a God of mercy. This 5-week series – “The MIRACLE of MERCY” will help us c
Did you know that mercy is God’s number one characteristic in the Bible? The world portrays God as a God of anger and judgment. God shows Himself first and foremost as a God of mercy. This 5-week series – “The MIRACLE of MERCY” will help us c
Did you know that mercy is God’s number one characteristic in the Bible? The world portrays God as a God of anger and judgment. God shows Himself first and foremost as a God of mercy. This 5-week series – “The MIRACLE of MERCY” will help us c
The Bible did not create Christianity. Christianity is the result of an event (the resurrection) that created a movement (the church) that produced sacred and reliable texts that were collected and bound into a book (the Bible). But how do we a
The Old Testament chronicles God’s redemptive, sequential activity in history. It’s a fabulous, gritty, epic history of the Hebrew people in which, over and over, Israel is reminded that they are a divine means to an end. So, maybe instead of s
Many of us know the stories in the Bible. But if we don't know the story OF the Bible, those stories will never impact us beyond a simple story learned as a child.
"And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear." - 1 Peter 3:15b-16a
"And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear." - 1 Peter 3:15b-16a
We are free in Christ. In order to live out that complete freedom from sin and in total victory every moment of ever day, we need to do three things: Declare. Decide. Devote.
We all have a master, a boss. For some of us it is our addictions, appetites, desires, illness, or something else. Ultimately, all of us have the same master, no matter how it appears, unless we surrender to One who can defeat our old masters a
We have a problem. It's a noun and it leads to a lot of verbs in our life. But we can't event solve the problem is we don't understand what that problem is first!
In the banquet parable, Jesus makes it clear that the host wants every chair at the banquet filled. Are you content with the empty chairs around you in your life?
Scarcity or abundance. How do you view the world? This perception can affect our underdog status. Let's follow Jonathan's example and remember that God can do anything with anyone in any circumstance.