Posts Tagged ‘Purpose’
RHCC 20 Years // Part 3: Growing Up
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. — 1 Peter 2:1-3 Spiritual Growth Just like a little puppy…
Read MoreRHCC 20 Years // Part 2: Reaching Out
Jesus Gives us Our Purpose If we are saved and destined for heaven at the moment of our salvation, why doesn’t God just take us home right away? After all, Scripture tells us heaven will be incredible. We know we’ll be in the presence of our Creator, and everything will be in perfect order. Instead,…
Read MoreRHCC 20 Years // Part 1: A People of God
On New Year’s Resolutions Has anybody asked you about your new year’s resolutions yet? For many of us, developing a lofty goal or two at this time of year is a given; it’s just a matter of what we’ll choose to focus on this time! But why is resolution-making so popular on January first? Here’s…
Read MoreThe Greatest Adventure // Part 9: Legacy
Raising Up the Next Generation Think of the few people who had an impact on your faith journey. Do you have someone or a few people who immediately come to mind? Maybe they were the people who encouraged you when you needed it, the people who prayed with and for you, the people who shared…
Read MoreThe Greatest Adventure // Part 8: The God of Details
God is with YOU. Relentless. Ever-present. Trustworthy. Reliable. These are all words that describe God’s presence. He is consistent, He is loyal, He is always here with us. And He is faithfully pursuing us with a steadfast devotion. How does that make you feel? Do you want to have a relationship with a God like…
Read MoreThe Greatest Adventure // Part 7: God’s Law
The Perfect Authority When we think of rules, oftentimes we think of authority. There can be, at times, a negative light surrounding both rules and the ones enforcing the rules, due to past experiences and a myriad of other reasons. Simply stated: our relationship with rules and authority can be challenging. Our God, however, is…
Read MoreThe Greatest Adventure // Part 6: God Provides
Dare to Hope Life gets hard. Plain and simple. Things that we don’t expect to happen do. Tragedies and struggles hit when we are least expecting them. Uncertainty seems to be endless, and the questions we have never get answered. Yet, we still dare to hope. Why? Because our God is a God who provides…
Read MoreThe Greatest Adventure // Part 5: Freedom
The Ultimate Sacrifice Do you ever look at a circumstance in your life and wonder where God is? Whether you’re in that season now or if you can recall a situation like this in the past, there can be times that it’s difficult to understand what God may be doing. The Israelites likely felt this…
Read MoreThe Greatest Adventure // Part 4: The Passover
The Ultimate Sacrifice When you think about the sacrifice that Jesus made – really think about it – you can realize the magnitude of that act. The perfect, sinless Son of God lived a perfect life and chose to die for you and for me. And, even more than that, His death and sacrifice was prophesied…
Read MoreThe Greatest Adventure // Part 3: Miracles Happen
A God of Miracles When people think of miracles, sometimes they think of magicians or make-believe. It’s easier to have something that you can explain versus believing in something that has no logical explanation. We want to have a conclusion, a reasoning, and something to point to that makes it simple and rational. If we…
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