Pleasure was created by God for our benefit. However, we have skewed our view on it, and elevated it to becoming a god that we worship. When we let the god of pleasure take over we are driven to do things that we should not do, leaving us disappointed and broken. We must battle this god, and worship the One, True God!

In the old testament we find countless stories, about the worship of false gods and idols. So much so that the first of the Ten Commandments were given to battle this! Today, we don't hear as much about false gods, or idol worship. Herein lies the issue, these gods exist, and the worship is so obvious that it is disguised in our own eyes. We need to realize that we have placed false gods ahead of God, and one of the worst god that is battling for our heart is that of entertainment.

The third part of the trinity is a bit of a mystery in todays culture. The same Holy spirit that moved 3,000 souls to get saved in Acts 2, is the same power we have available to us in our everyday life, living within us! Are you tapping into this power?

This is the year, that if you were to allow God to move through you, to make a huge advance in our community schools for God!

In the book of Leviticus Moses was given specific instructions for the priests to keep the fires of the burnt offerings going. We are called in the book of Romans to present ourselves as living sacrifices. Our last part of this series discusses how becoming the living sacrifice to God will help us keep our fires continually lit!

Look at the person closest to you. Can you tell me their name? Their struggles? Fears? What makes them happy? Sad? What their family life is like? Or even, do if they have a relationship with God?

In today's world we have had the idea that, "It's all about me," So far engrained into our minds that we don't even realize their are those around us who are struggling. Jesus came and lived on this earth to display what true selflessness looks like; and we are called to follow his example by loving others.

Denial isn't just a river in Egypt; It's a nasty virus that can impede our abilities to make progress. One of the fastest ways that we can lose our fire for God, is to deny that we are struggling. The first step in recovery is known to be admitting there is an issue. If we can admit we will struggle then God will use us to strengthen others!

When we are on fire or our relationship with God is going well, we want to keep that going. So how can we? How can we continually keep our walk with Christ fresh? Today we are talking about priority; If we were to make God priority in our life, we would be able to keep a firm foundation during the storms of life.

In times where topics such as homosexuality, gay marriage, abortion, and racism are at the forefront of every news report; we will look at what our responsibility is as Christians, should be when faith and culture collide.

How many times have you fallen victim to this lie, "If it doesn't hurt anyone, it's ok?" The secret sin, destroys us from within. Throughout this story we find in the book of Joshua, we see a parallel of what happens in our lives when we live by this lie.