Justified and Free“Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.” — Romans 5:18 (ESV)There’s something powerful a...  Read More

Your Presence Matters"For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." ...  Read More

Two Are Better Than One"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not an...  Read More

Bible Study Recap: The Call to a Fruitful LifeThis week’s Bible study focused on what it truly means to live a fruitful life in Christ. From the very beginning, God commanded humanity to “Be fruitful ...  Read More

The Power of Connection"And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all ...  Read More

Living for the Blessed Hope“Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify f...  Read More

How to Recognize God's Voice: Part 3This week’s Bible study built on our previous sessions by exploring the many ways God speaks to His people. Job 33:14-15 reminds us that God is always speaking—some...  Read More

The Transforming Power of Grace“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, an...  Read More

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” — Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV) Kingdom culture r...  Read More

Strength in the Storm“And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, ‘The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.’” — Judges 6:12 (ESV)Life brings storms—times when everything feels like ...  Read More

The Power of Influences“Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that...  Read More

Living with the Light of Life“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” — Psalm 119:105 (ESV)There are times in our lives when we feel lost or uncertain about where God is leading us. We...  Read More

Spiritual Transformation"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." — Proverbs 3:5-6 (ES...  Read More

Living Sacrifice“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be confor...  Read More

Humility in Receiving"I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God....  Read More

Living with Open Hands: Generosity in Action"And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High...  Read More

Big Thinking and Generosity"So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. From the time that he made him overseer...  Read More

The Joy of Our Salvation"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, w...  Read More

Encountering God Together as His Church"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, an...  Read More

Breaking Free of Stagnation and Mediocrity"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes."...  Read More

The Holy Spirit and the Believer"Then he said to me, 'This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.'" — Zechariah 4:6 (ESV)Without t...  Read More

The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and yo...  Read More

Obey and Prosper"But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’" — Jeremia...  Read More

The Love of the Father "And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." — Romans 5:5 (ESV)In a world filled wit...  Read More