Beyond the Building

Throughout God's Word, men and women were given opportunities for do-overs after disobedience or failure.

In Jonah's story, we see that do-overs show the mercy and grace of a God who pursues us in our disobedience in order to accomplish through us what He intended from the start.

Revelation 12:11 states that we overcome the accusations by the enemy through the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony.

In this podcast, Christa DiEmedio shares a powerful testimony of the transformative work of the Holy Spirit as He brought the prodigal home.

"Our lives are filled with opportunities for do-overs”.

Things do not always go as planned and we have the opportunity to learn from them and to try again.

God is at work in our hearts during these times-the key is for us to take full advantage of growing more into the likeness of Jesus.

God uses the heat and pressures of life to expose areas of sin in our lives, both what is visible to others as well as the secret sins in our hearts.

Keeping our hearts clean before the Lord, in each step of the process, is what produces the sweetest fruit in our lives.

In sweet times of victory, it is more important than ever to make sure our worship is directed toward God in order to avoid pitfalls that lie ahead.

David’s prayer for a clean heart positions us for what’s next on our journey.

When the heat gets turned up in our lives, we can be confident that God has chosen us and is dispatching us for His service.

Keeping our eyes on this prize gives us endurance to remain faithful in the trial.

Seasons of waiting in our lives are difficult but surrendering our expectation of what the wait should look like allows us to rest and learn.

When enemies come against us in these seasons, we can trust God for the victory.

Canning peaches is a process that cannot be rushed nor can steps be missed if your goal is to enjoy their sweetness in the dead of winter.

David’s journey from being a shepherd to becoming the King of Israel was a process as well.

There are many lessons for us to learn for our lives as we study the parallels between the two.

The life and health of a plant is determined by the branches staying connected to the vine.

Everything that we need to navigate transition, individually as well as with one another, is found in our ability to remain connected to our life source, Jesus Christ.

It is so hard to understand our present circumstances because we have been living with so many unknowns.

God has a much broader perspective of this moment, right now. Trusting this truth can really help us navigate transition.