Posts Tagged ‘Purpose’
A Beautiful Life // Part 5: Filled with Love
The Distinguishing Mark of a Christ-Follower A Beautiful Life is one that is filled with love. It’s a life that overflows with the love of Christ that, consequently, pours into everything else that we do. In the book of 1 John, the apostle John uses the word love 42 times. That’s a whole lot of…
Read MoreA Beautiful Life // Part 4: Invests in Others
A Perfect Father Earthly fathers can have a huge impact on our lives, whether they are a very active part of our lives or whether they have been absent or unavailable. Our earthly fathers are not nor can not be perfect. The good thing is, no matter what your earthly father is like, we have…
Read MoreLife Changing Conversations // Part 2: The Disciples
The Joy of Being Sent We say “yes” to many different things. Sometimes we say yes to doing activities with our friends or family. Sometimes we say yes to a job we are asked to do. Sometimes we say yes to ideas, plans, or goals. Our yeses typically define the course of our lives and…
Read MoreLife Changing Conversations // Part 1: The Rich Young Ruler
True Satisfaction vs. Worldly Happiness There are so many things in this world that people try to use to find satisfaction. Oftentimes, money is one of these major things. We think that more and more money will make us happy and bring fulfillment, security, and happiness. We think that if we can control how much…
Read MoreOne Voice // Part 5: Giving All
Jesus or the World The world will try to sell us many different exciting, new things, telling us that these are the things that we should be living for. This isn’t a new concept, either. Even in Scripture, we read that people since the beginning have had to turn from the things of the world…
Read MoreFinish Strong // Part 5: The Sun Stands Still
Finish Strong: The Sun Stands Still Big, Bold Prayers How often do you find yourself praying to God? When you do pray, what kind of requests are you giving to God? Are they benign or are they big and bold? These are questions for you to both reflect upon and challenge yourself with. We have…
Read MoreFinish Strong // Part 4: The Battle of Ai
Finish Strong: The Battle of Ai The Downward Spiral of Sin Sin has a downward spiral. It typically starts with one seemingly “small” lie, act of disobedience, or harsh comment. We must recognize that there is a progression with sin. We may be tempted to sin, but it’s when we give in and continue to…
Read MoreFinish Strong // Part 1: The Call of Joshua
Finish Strong Being Called By God Many of us who have been around “church culture” or who have attended church for any length of time have likely heard the words Be strong and courageous. These words are found throughout the book of Joshua and are first said by God in Joshua 1:9. God calls Joshua…
Read MoreForward // Part 4: Forward in Faith
Forward: Faith Looking Forward in Faith When runners are training for a race, they are constantly looking ahead at the track, ready for the next turn or the other runners ahead of them. From a young age, they’re taught to always look forward and never, under any circumstance, look back. They press on, knowing that…
Read MoreForward // Part 2: Forward in Christlikeness
Forward: Christlikeness Culture vs. Scripture We are living in a world that tells us it’s all about self. Our culture tells us that you are the star of your own movie. It’s all about you and what people can do for you. When we make our lives all about our own selves like the world…
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