Silence Turns to Trust | Psalm 32:7
You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 The Christmas season is often loud. There is the noise of frenzied crowds shopping, [...]
As Good as Dead — Life in Small Spaces
We’ve been examining Romans 4 and how having children (or not) affects our sense of hope for a fruitful future. Today’s aspect of that future is old age and death. He did not weaken [...]
It Came From Within
I've had the privilege of teaching through the first few chapter of Ephesians over the past months. It has been one of the most formative series' for me personally that I have ever done. Studying [...]
An Overview of Romans
by Grace Hunter Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but [...]
Confessed | Joshua 7:16-21
This weekend, Pastor Ryan reminded us of the good news. However, it’s nearly impossible to experience the joy of good news without contrasting it with incredibly bad news...
Risking, That I Might Grow | Philippians 3:3-9
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— though I myself have reasons for [...]
A Hope of Spring
The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an almond tree.” Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen [...]
The Lectionary for Ordinary Times, July 26
Introduction: For hundreds of years many Christian traditions have read passages of scripture using a tool called a lectionary. During this ordinary season, our devotional team decided to resource you with selections from the [...]
Allows The Shrieking | Mark 1:26-28
26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? [...]
Live Grace | John 8:1-11
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of [...]
“What, Me Worry?”
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 NKJV
Simple Church
I read the book Simple Church this past week. It's one of the best 'practical church' books that I have read in a ling time. The whole premise of the book is that lass is [...]
