I Samuel 1 God bless moms!  There’s something special about the power of a mom.  A mom’s prayers, person, passion, and purpose is stirring, and impacts us all.  The prophet Samuel had a mother named Hannah, and she gives us 4 insights into the POWER OF MOM. 1: The Power of Mom’s PRAYERS Key verses: […]

2 Cor. 5:11-6:2 How can we say “thank you” to Jesus with our lives?  Paul states that one way we can do this is by being His ambassadors, representatives, and messengers. Paul shows us how. 1: LIVE FOR JESUS (2 Cor. 5:11-15) A key verse for me is verse 14, […]

2 Corinthians 5:1-10, 17 How can we thank Jesus for what He did for us on the Cross and through His resurrection?  How can we say thank you with our lives?  I think Paul shows us how.  He dedicated His life to spreading the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ.  He lived to […]

Matt. 28:16-20; 2 Cor. 4:1-18 Easter is over, but celebrating His sacrifice and resurrection is never over!  How do we thank Jesus with our lives? Three days after the events of Good Friday the tomb was empty and Jesus was alive again!  Over the next 40 days, Jesus appeared to many […]

John 8:1-11 We talk about people making the ultimate sacrifice, from stories of soldiers jumping on grenades to save their brothers to children rushing into burning buildings to save trapped family members. But the ultimate sacrifice, the ultimate act of love, was when Jesus came to earth and died for […]

During the time of the Passover celebration in Jesus’ day, the crowds in Jerusalem would swell to three times larger than normal, and chaos was everywhere.  The Romans were always looking for insurrectionists and threats to the Pax Romana, or the Peace of Rome.  Jesus tried to keep His followers quiet, but […]

1 Peter 2:4-12 Part of the process of living the Jesus life is understanding who we are.  As Christ followers, we are to be servants.  There is no higher title as a disciple of Christ.  We live to serve God and to serve others. It is who we are and what […]

Everyone loves to hear that they have certain strengths and abilities. Far too often we are told that we are not good enough, capable enough, or that we are too old, too young, or too inexperienced. Spiritual Gifts are God-given spiritual strengths and every Christian has been given at least […]

Life can sap our energy, erode our encouragement, and dampen our enthusiasm. God wants to infuse us with His presence and power. The problem is that we are not always pursuing Him. We get busy, preoccupied, self-reliant, and absorbed in the details of life, and, if we’re not careful, we […]

Philippians 2:1-11 “Whoever wants to be great must become a servant.” – Jesus (Matt. 20:26 MSG) My desire, your desire, and the desire of every Christian is to be more like Jesus. Above all, Jesus was a servant. His compassion, tenderness, love, and commitment were seen in every thought and action. […]