When it comes to athletes, musicians, and other successful people in life, we know that their success doesn’t happen by accident. Over the course of time, they have made a decision to be disciplined in order to be successful. The same principle applies to our faith: our private disciplines will determine our success. For access […]
In order to invest in the next generation it’s important to remember that we need accountability in our lives. In this message we take a look at the encouragement we receive from the author of the New Testament book of Hebrews to “encourage one another daily.”
Circles are better than rows. Do you believe that? Jesus did. In fact, Jesus spent the majority of his time on earth in a circle of 12 men who would go on to change the world. And do you know how his first followers changed the world? By getting in circles and spreading the Gospel […]
In our world of lots and lots of stuff, many people have found themselves saying YES to getting into consumer debt. But when we say YES to debt, we’re also forced to say NO to something very important.
Have you ever wondered just how someone should approach reading the Bible and why? If the Bible is full of answers to some of life’s biggest questions, where do we look to find them? This week, we take a look at a practical approach to reading the Bible and an example of how Jesus used […]
Have you made your New Year’s resolutions for 2017 yet? Resolutions are funny because they admit that there’s another version of me that I’d like to claim this year. The problem is, we all fail at resolutions. We know life would be better if something could change in our lives, but we don’t know how […]
In each one of us, there’s a gap between where we are and where we want to be. Whether it comes to a skill we wish we had or a remodel project we want completed – there’s some sort of a gap. The same is true with our faith – there’s a gap between where […]
What’s going on in your heart? That’s a great question to ask, and often we don’t even know the answer. In today’s message we learn about the importance of guarding our hearts and the importance of inviting someone into our lives who has permission to ask the question, “How’s your heart?”
When we evaluate our lives, we all understand that we need more discipline. The problem is that, when we try to be more disciplined, our efforts usually end in failure. In today’s message we learn about a discipline that serves as the key to unlocking other disciplines and self-control in our lives. MESSAGE NOTES: […]
When you’re preparing for Game Day, it’s absolutely essential that you know the plays. In today’s message, we learn both how to know God’s Word and how to apply it to our lives. MESSAGE NOTES: INVITE God to MEET YOU READ Scripture with OPEN HANDS MEDITATE on What “HITS” You PRAY Where God LEADS […]