When Gratitude WalksScripture:"The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them."— Matthew 21:6Reflection:When we think about thanksgiving, we often think about words. We gather around a table, r...  Read More

What Your Treasure RevealsScripture:"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."— Matthew 6:21 (ESV)Reflection:We often think our hearts determine where our money goes. Jesus says the ...  Read More

Faithful Before FruitfulScripture:"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much." — Luke 16:10 (ESV)Reflection:We ...  Read More

The Bible: Study It, Apply It, Live It“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."— Psalm 119:105We live in a world filled with information.We can listen to podcasts, watch teachings online,...  Read More

Prosperity with PurposeScripture:"Cry out again, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem."...  Read More

A Life Bigger Than Me Scripture:"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." — Matthew 6:33 (ESV)Reflection:One of the subtle dangers of the Christ...  Read More

The Power of a Small YesScripture:"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then I said, 'Here I am! Send me.'" — Isaiah 6:8 (ESV)Reflection:Most people ...  Read More

The Soil of a Surrendered HeartScripture:"As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in anot...  Read More

The Power of Small YesesScripture:"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much."— Luke 16:10Reflection:We often admire the great moments in someone's life while overlooking t...  Read More

It's Not About MeScripture:"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."— Matthew 6:33Reflection:Our culture constantly tells us to build our own li...  Read More

Gratitude Opens Our EyesScripture:"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever."— Psalm 136:1Reflection:It is remarkable how easily we can overlook God's blessings.We p...  Read More

The Weapon We Often ForgetScripture:"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. "— Revelation 12:11Reflection:Mo...  Read More

The Church Is More Than a GatheringScripture:"If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth."— 1 T...  Read More

More Than a Ticket to HeavenScripture:"Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure."— Philippians 2:12–13Reflect...  Read More

Beware the Voice of DelilahScripture:“Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”— Judges 14:3Reflection:When we think of Delilah, it is easy to see only a woman...  Read More

What Pleases You?Scripture:"But Samson said to his father, 'Get her for me, for she pleases me well.'"— Judges 14:3Reflection:Few verses capture the tragedy of a life drifting from God's purpose as cl...  Read More

Don't Let Your Circumstances Become Your IdentityScripture:"The sick man answered Him, 'Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else ...  Read More

Stop Waiting by the PoolScripture:"Jesus said to him, 'Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.'"— John 5:8Reflection:Some seasons of life can quietly become places where we stop moving.We are not physicall...  Read More

Living Under the Right InfluenceScripture:"For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."— Romans 8:14Reflection:Every person lives under an influence.Some are influenced by fear.Others by...  Read More

It's Not About MeScripture:"On this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it."— Matthew 16:18Reflection:One of the greatest shifts that can happen in a believer...  Read More

Faith Grows in the Presence of DoubtScripture:"No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God."— Romans 4:20Reflection:Many believers...  Read More

Hope Against HopeScripture:“In hope he believed against hope... He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead.”— Romans 4:18–19Reflection:Life has a way of conf...  Read More

Righteousness Credited to Your AccountScripture:“To the one who does not work but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.”— Romans 4:5Reflection:Paul uses the...  Read More

The Effect of Fervent PrayersDuring our recent Bible Study, we explored The Effect of Fervent Prayer and reflected on the power of intentional, consistent, and passionate prayer. James 5:16 reminds us...  Read More