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The Power and Practice of Prayer
Have you ever felt like your prayers were bouncing off the ceiling? Maybe you’ve wondered if God was really listening, or if your words are even making a difference. Prayer is not just a religious thing you do—it’s a living, ongoing conversation with God. It’s how we bring our joys, struggles, and questions before Him, and how we hear His heart for us in return. The Bible gives us a clear foundation for prayer. Paul tells us, “Do not be anxious How COVID has affected us
YIELDING A GOOD CROP
This year we had an amazing VBS! There is so much work that goes into prepping an event that only lasts a week, but I always pray that the impact that Jesus has on the kids that week will last forever in their lives. This year, I prayed that each child that was here would share their stories of how you can trust Jesus with at least one other child. We had 100 kids at VBS this year, so that How COVID has affected us
The Upside-Down Kingdom
How can anyone read the Sermon on the Mount and not be changed? The message Jesus gives in Matthew chapters 5-7 is a remarkable masterpiece. Jesus’ main point in his message in these chapters is to piece together what the OT scriptures had been saying all along. As he said, he came not to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. He came to bring it to life. Many times this message is hailed as revolutionary, and new. But if How COVID has affected us
Long Distance
How many of you remember long-distance calls? As a child, we had a house phone. One phone in the entire house that we all had to share. As a teen, I got a phone in my bedroom! It was still on a shared line with the rest of the house, but I thought I was super cool! I would talk on the phone with my friends for HOURS. When I was a senior in High School, I started dating a How COVID has affected us
Worship
Hey there, fellow worshippers! As we go head-first through another busy week, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it truly means to worship. We gather on Sundays, lift our voices, and offer our prayers – and that’s beautiful! But what if worship wasn’t just something we do on Sunday mornings? What if it was a way we live every single day? The Bible tells us in Romans 12:1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, How COVID has affected us
Resurrection and the Life
This weekend, we celebrate the most important holiday in the history of Christendom. Easter. Or as some prefer to call it, Resurrection Sunday. This is the day we recognize that Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, rose from the borrowed tomb, conquering death, thwarting Satan’s plan, and ushering in a New Covenant and way to come to God. Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father except through me.” Even more directly, How COVID has affected us
Stoke the Flame
Do you remember when you felt God first working on your heart, convicting and letting you know how much He loves you? Maybe it was at church camp, VBS, CIY, De Colores, an Emmaeus walk, a random Sunday morning, or a walk you took in the woods. And you responded by surrendering your life to Him and becoming a Christian. The first days and weeks of our new faith walk are exciting. We are on fire! Which is ironic because How COVID has affected us
Stepping Into The Light
It’s been a long winter, and I think I speak for most of you when I say WE ARE SICK OF IT! We are ready for it to leave for good. Unfortunately we all know it will be back again next year. Stay with me before you step into a dark and dismal depression; next winter may not be as bad, but It will be back nonetheless. Just like winter, we will experience various highs and lows along our spiritual walk How COVID has affected us
Don’t Wait for your Heart Attack to get Started
I had the pleasure of hanging out with some college friends last weekend. There were five of us and we rented a house in Nashville, IN. A beautiful part of Indiana with an awesome coffee shop. (Or so I’m told. I don’t drink coffee. But the owners are a nice Christian couple brewing “Julian’s Coffee,” another nice Christian man.) Anyway, one of my friends lives in Nashville, TN (not to be mistaken for Nashville as mentioned earlier). My friend was working out one day a few years How COVID has affected us
16 Freedoms we Have in Christ
This week people throughout the United States celebrate the freedom we have as Americans. But, the concept of freedom didn’t originate with the founding of the United States. It’s found throughout the pages of the Bible, culminating with the person and work of Christ. Jesus declared, “Therefore, if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed” (John 8:36). As believers, we enjoy numerous freedoms because of what Jesus has done for those who have placed their trust in How COVID has affected us