Inside: When the world and its treasures are your desire, you'll find yourself storing earthly treasures. When Jesus is your treasure, you will be devoted to living for His glory and the good of others. When the world and its treasures are your desire, you'll find yourself storing earthly treasures. When Jesus is your treasure, you will be devoted to living for His glory and the good of others. Being in Christ, we now need to look at our possessions in a different way. "Our Lord is ... continue reading...
10 Manifestations of Humility
Inside: How does a humble person live differently from one who is prideful? Humility is simply thinking rightly of ourselves as we compare ourselves to the Lord. We are going to walk through ten comparisons of when our thinking is prideful versus when we are walking in humility before the Lord. Today's episode is from an older blog post that I wanted to expand on for some time so that you may have read 10 Characteristics of Humility at the blog in the past, but I wanted to expand on each ... continue reading...
Resources to Help Your Family Celebrate Reformation Day
Inside: I am sharing some resources to explore and study the Reformation for yourself or as a family. The hope is to help you celebrate and understand more about church history. October 31st brings about little trick-or-treaters in our neighborhoods, but it also reminds those of us in the Protestant faith of an extremely important celebration - Reformation Day. The day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Door of Wittenburg Church on October 31, 1517, began a ... continue reading...
EP 129: Fasting for the Glory of God (Matthew 6:16-18 – Sermon on the Mount Series)
Inside: Fasting is a way to remind us that everything we truly need is found in Christ and Him alone. Jesus fasted, and He expected that His followers would fast too. Fasting is a way to remind us that everything we truly need is found in Christ and Him alone. Jesus fasted, and He expected that His followers would fast too. The purpose of fasting is too long for the fullness and presence of Jesus in our lives. To hunger more for God than the food He made for us to live on. The Day of ... continue reading...
Love is Not Selfish (1 Corinthians 13:5)
It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;" ~ 1 Corinthians 13:5 How does my Christian life measure against these characteristics of true love? When we begin to understand that love only loves when it acts and that it is not just based on how we feel, then we can start to apply it and see the impact it has on our lives as believers. Jesus Christ is that picture of love lived out beautifully and in absolute perfection. Love demands ... continue reading...