Very few of us are willing to give 100% to anything. Because giving 100% means things are going to get uncomfortable. God has not called us to a life of comfortable Christianity. He is not seeking 50%, or 80% he is seeking 100%. We need to break out of the crowd and out our comfort aside and seek to be the hundred-fold Christian. So lets take those first steps down the narrow path together.

There are not many that are not familiar with the phrase "God will not give you more than you can handle." It is often said to comfort those in times of trouble. Sadly it can also drive people form God instead of to God in times of trouble. God dives us things we cannot handle every day, anyone who has raised a child can testify to that. So what is his purpose in doing so? How should we respond? Listen to our newest podcast as we attempt to answer these questions.

I know we have all said or heard someone say "We are all God's children" While it sounds good it is not true. Being a child of God is not an inalienable right. Yes God is faithful and merciful to all of his Creation. To be a child of God is a right bestowed upon those that have given their hearts over to Jesus as Lord and Savior. With that comes peace, hope and jot that cannot be measured. Are you a child of God?

Only 17% of Americans claim to be very happy. If the pursuit of happiness is indeed a part of the American dream we have failed miserably. Perhaps it is because happiness is not something you pursue by a by product of pursuing the right thing. When we pursue to be obedient to God the results are happiness, peace, joy and hope.

There is a responsibility for us to be working we are the means by which God accomplishes much. The reality is that he does not need our help in any way, shape or form. We are blessed that he calls us to work beside him for his glory. To say we can help ourselves is denying God the glory and God's sovereignty.

There are times in all of our lives when we feel lost. There are times when we are lost and do not realize the danger we are in. The good news is that we have a Shepherd who will never abandon or stop seeking His lost sheep.

We often think of the prodigal son as a believer who has wandered away. While this is true it can also be said for those who have yet to believe. God has already given us so much and we often like the prodigal son use it for our own pleasure and waste what he has given. But God in his great mercy and grace never turns us away when we come home.

The Kingdom of Heaven is like....Jesus starts a series of parables in Matthew 13 with these words. While we long for the day when there will be a new earth. God's Kingdom is already here. We are called to be participants in that Kingdom. Jesus gives us a current picture in these parable of God's present Kingdom.

We are called to be the light, and to often our light is on a dimmer switch. Unless our light is shining brightly there is not hope in overcoming the darkness. It is our light that draws others to the love and saving grace of God. So turn it up and LET IT SHINE !

All of us want to try and patch up our own lives. Some see religion as a way of patching things up. Some see good works as patching up the bad things we have done. What many fail to see is that Jesus wants to make all things in us new again. In him we are a new creation.