Blaze Church

Life is going to get out of control at times. How do you respond? In those moments, it is easy to be overcome by doubt. One of the apostles, Thomas, couldn’t believe that Jesus was alive after He had been crucified. Jesus met Thomas in his doubt and loved Him. Discover four things we can do in moments when we doubt.

In a world that glamorizes and celebrates influencers, achievements, and accolades - it is so easy for us to live for power. In our attempts to be recognized as the best, we can become slaves to the people around us. King Herod's desperation to maintain power fueled his decision to have John the Baptist beheaded. God alone is able to draw us out of the maze of power through His loving-kindness.

Do you have your “routine”; your “comfort zone”? What would make you change it? King Solomon longed to fulfill pleasures by temporary things on earth and forgot that his true comforter, the Lord, is the only one who could satisfy. King Solomon made little concessions and allowed others, overtime, to turn his heart away from God. Identifying areas in our lives that need repentance and spending daily time with God through his word will guard our hearts from the idol of comfort. God should always be at the center. He put us first by sending Jesus to die for us, so that we always have access to the one and only comforter!

No one likes to not be liked. But living for the approval of others can destroy us! King Saul forgot the approval he already had when the Lord anointed him as king. He blamed others to protect his reputation. Remembering that we have been approved of by God through Jesus empowers us to live in obedience to the One who loves us. This simple truth is truly liberating: God loves you!

Why do wise people make dumb decisions? It’s easy to blame a person, a situation, or even an object for our own choices. But the truth is, we make decisions based on what we are living for. Every person is capable of serving Jesus or an idol. Discover what you’re living for and determine if it will produce wise or dumb decisions.

If your main goal is your kid's obedience, you're settling for something less than and you're setting yourself up to have anger stirred up regularly. Instead of obedience being the objective, there's a long-term target that will go a long way toward winning as a parent.

When our kids mess up, our tendency is to take something away from them. However, punishment shouldn't be the end goal of discipline. Restoration should be. Paul builds on his definition of love by showing us the need for kindness. Without a culture of honor, we cannot discipline our kids the way God invites us to.

Moms and dads dream of a future where their kids become adults and still want to come home regularly to visit. As parents, there’s something we can do to lay the foundation for that dream to become a reality.

Ideal can seem out of reach, and it sometimes feels easier to put it out of sight. Part of being a parent is to point our children toward the ideal, while at the same time navigating what is real.

How do we handle grief? Everyone experiences loss. In a pandemic season, many of us have pushed grieving aside. Discover a Biblical pattern for grieving. We are joined by Sue Alford, a licensed therapist with more than fifteen years of experience. By looking at Jesus in the garden, we will see how God invites us to grieve.