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When You're Working Hard and Still Falling Behind

We can become incredibly well-fed spiritually while mistaking learning about following Jesus for actually following Him.

Have you ever gotten excited about something and jumped in before thinking it through?

Peter might be someone you can relate to.

He was bold, passionate, enthusiastic, and sometimes painfully aware of his own weaknesses. Yet Jesus called him, restored him after failure, and worked through him in extraordinary ways.

In this first episode of Different People. One Calling., we explore Peter's story and what it teaches us about recognizing our strengths, surrendering our weaknesses, and putting our faith into action.

Scripture: Matthew 14:22–33; Luke 22:31–34, 54–62; John 21:15–19; Acts 2:14–41; 1 Corinthians 12.

Your challenge this week: Find one person you can encourage or serve. Pray about it, then take action.

The Second Act Ministry

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Get Hope. Give Hope.

The message isn't “feel guilty because you have things.” It's much more freeing: What if everything in my hands has a purpose beyond me?

Part 1 of 14 in The Ladder on the Wrong Wall series.

What if we’re succeeding at a life Jesus never asked us to build?

In this first episode, we look at how easily we absorb the goals of the culture around us and then ask Jesus to bless them. Jesus calls us to something deeper than comfort, success, and keeping up appearances.

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Part 2 of 14 in The Ladder on the Wrong Wall series.

We don't usually choose comfort over Jesus. We just arrange our lives so we rarely have to choose.

In this episode, we look at how easy it is to assume that easier, safer, and more comfortable automatically means blessed. Jesus often calls us toward sacrifice, service, endurance, and giving ourselves away.

Scripture: Luke 9:23–25; Philippians 2:3–8; 2 Corinthians 4:16–18`

What if some of your most meaningful years are still ahead of you?

Our culture has a strange relationship with age.

It celebrates beginnings.

You may have taken a wrong turn.

God isn’t finished with your story.

I’ve talked to a lot of people in their 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's and beyond who feel like they’re starting over.

And underneath a lot of those conversations is this quiet thought.

I think I blew it.

I spent years chasing financial success and freedom. Then to a certain degree I achieved some of it.

I spent a lot of years chasing two things I thought would give me freedom.

Financial success and freedom with my time.

I don't think God is asking me to stop dreaming. I'm learning not to let my dreams steal today.

I've been thinking about tomorrow.

Not tomorrow as in Tuesday.

Tomorrow as in that place in my mind where I'm always going to finally get there. Maybe you have to?