What do we tell someone when they believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior and have surrendered their life to Him and then…….life seems to start getting worse? For that matter, what do we tell ourselves? When things get more complicated and difficult instead of easier, it can be hard to believe and have faith … Read more
As we’ll see today, Moses has a blind spot in his life. As God prepares him for leadership, there is something that needs to be addressed in Moses’ life. It’s serious to God, but Moses has become blind to the problem.
All of us have dealt with feelings of inadequacy at some point in our lives. We also deal with doubts about ourselves. Some of those doubts are based on things that have happened to us and some of them based on things that people have said to us. A lot of those things aren’t true, … Read more
As Christians, we are all called and confirmed by Christ to be servant leaders in God’s kingdom. But, God also said that being a leader in this world is not going to come easy. There are going to be hard moments, grief, brokenness, and failures. But God specializes in restoring failures. Even after we have … Read more
Running as a fugitive was not the life Moses expected to be living. Even once he was established in Midian, he still thought of Egypt as home and in this place he’s a stranger. Yet for the next 40 years Moses lives in the wilderness, tending the sheep that belong to his father-in-law. It appears … Read more
Learning to walk with Jesus can be challenging for any of us. We have a tendency to feel like Jesus isn’t moving fast enough or that He’s dragging us into things we’re not ready for. In order to be a leader that Jesus is able to use for His Kingdom, we must learn to walk … Read more
Today we finish up our sermon series on “Living for Jesus” by studying how we are to love Jesus like a child. In Mark 10:13-16, Jesus hits us with a reality check. In essence, the message is this… If we want to be a part of the kingdom of God here on earth and in … Read more
Our world is dealing with a tremendous amount of depression and anxiety. A lot of people are lost in a sea of inadequacy as they flounder around looking for purpose. Maybe you can relate to some part of that as well. If purpose and meaning are what you’re looking for, wait until you see what … Read more
Just like every other area of life, we don’t get to separate finances from our relationship with Jesus. If we’re really living for Jesus, then we’re also going to use our resources in ways that honor Him. So, today we’re talking about Investing for Jesus and we’ve got a particularly unique parable to work through. … Read more
If you had to describe your relationship with work, what would that look like? Is it a love/hate relationship? Is it an obsession? Is it a necessary evil? What does a healthy relationship with work look like? How do we take a secular job and do it as unto the Lord (as suggested in Colossians … Read more