Something is happening within you as you surrender your life to God and grow more in Jesus - You are becoming so incredibly attractive. You have a certain glow about you. You stand out. There's something magnetizing about you. There's a deep joy within you and it just seeps out of your pours. Others are
Today, there are 100 days left in this year of life. Just 100 days, and we all know how quickly those final days go. As of yesterday, we stepped into the new season of Fall, next will come Winter and we will be in the Holidays, then boom ... the whole year is over ...
Wherever you are, wherever you live, wherever you work, imagine how the atmosphere would shift if Jesus walked into the room. The energy, the conversations, the focus would be completely altered by his presence. There would be no complaining, no moping, no worry or fear, no gossip, no drama - everyone would be absolutely mesmerized
The book of Philippians is a letter written by Paul to the Church in Philippi. And there's a few important things to know about that - this church was the very first church in Europe. It was started by Paul about 20 years after Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected. The church all
Jesus says we will be known by our love, and our love is to make Him known. But let me ask you a question: Who is the hardest person for you to love? Oh, I know exactly who it is. It's someone you live with. Someone you work with. Someone in every one of your
Today we're living in the middle of a story that's already promised an eternal ending, but we're not there yet. We're here - in the middle. In the middle of real life with real problems, real threats, real pain. Every day we are closer and closer to what is promised, but we're not there yet.
Did you know in Jesus' time of walking this earth and preparing his disciples to spread the gospel and reach the ends of the world with his offer of salvation, he never once taught them how to preach. He didn't teach them how to organize a mission. He taught them this one thing ... HOW
One day while Jesus is teaching, an expert in religious law asks a question - "Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life." Today we think of eternal life solely as life after death - heaven. But this word 'eternal' was used as a particular QUALITY of life that comes from God. Eternal life
Sometimes, to understand the meaning of a story Jesus told, you have to back up and understand the entire scene. For today’s parable, we can’t just jump into the story without looking at what happened right before it. The situation leading up to the parable is actually the key to understanding why Jesus told it
Luke 13: 6-9, "Then Jesus told this story: 'A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. Finally, he said to his gardener, 'I've waited three years, and there hasn't been a single fig! Cut it