We are spirit-filled. Or at least we can be. Jesus died, resurrected, and left us to return to heaven, so that we can receive and be filled with the Spirit—the helper, the comforter, the paraklete (no, not pair of cleats.) In order for us to...

Jesus calls for followers, not fans. (Matthew 16:24-25). It's pretty easy, especially in America, to call yourself a fan of something. Being a fan, however, is very different from participating in or experiencing whatever we are fans of. God has...

Worship is not what we do but who we are (1 Peter 2:9). God made us to be worshippers, to proclaim the excellencies of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. Worship is declaring the worth or value of something or someone. It is...

Each of us desire to matter. We ache to know that our time on this earth means something. We were created by God to desire significance. Yet it’s hard to believe that we could be anything of statistical significance based upon where we live or even...

Home is ultimately found deeply connected to the heart of God. If we can be honest, we all desire, especially at Christmas time, to feel at home. We sing songs about it, we watch movies about it, but nothing makes us feel more at home than being...

God wants us to reclaim our gratitude (Luke 17:11-19). He desires for us to have an abundant life, but without a heart of thanksgiving we will struggle to experience the abundant life He longs to give us. One of the challenges to being grateful is...

There is a battle to reclaim our passion. We were made to be passionate. We all are passionate about something. For many of us, along our journey of faith, our passion is shifted, and apathy begins to masquerade itself as maturity in our lives. The...

God wants to reclaim your heart (Proverbs 4:23). Guarding our hearts is a significant principle of our Christian faith, because all that we are and do is the direct overflow of what is happening internally in our hearts. The condition of our hearts...