So as Paul finishes his letter to Timothy, he shines a huge spotlight on the importance of supporting relationships (4:9-22). I find this veteran apostle giving his son this coaching call—Life-giving discipling in the gospel takes relationship initiative a proactive stepping up to meet one another’s needs. Paul is asking his son to step up in their relationship, and in the relationships they have with others. He urges what I would call relationship initiative.

The word “essential” is powerfully clarifying. It means that which is “absolutely necessary, indispensable, fundamental, what must be done without exception.” The word “essential” is powerfully clarifying. It means that which is “absolutely necessary, indispensable, fundamental, what must be done without exception.”

As a Christian these days, as someone called into His church, onto His team, to defeat the gates of hell by making disciples...what’s your target? What few things are your focus? What’s your target, no matter what you regularly do, as a disciple-maker following Jesus?
That’s what this letter we are reading and praying through is all about.

Many American Christians prefer to keep the good news about Jesus hidden. Some are not only reluctant but also opposed to the practice of trying to encourage other people to trust and follow Jesus. What in the world is going on here? Seems a whole lot of us have just decided that giving an excuse to Jesus someday at the judgment seat will be a lot easier than sharing the gospel of Jesus today with our neighbor. Or...or should we have the courage as Christians to put “first things first?” How does a serious, empowered disciple embrace/own the gospel?

For just a few moments, think with me about this question: Why do people go where they go and do the things they do? Yeah. I get it. Broad question, perhaps countless answers. But it’s worth a bit of thought. Where are we going? Why do we go where we go...and let me narrow it...why do we go to Church? Why in the world would anyone these days go to church? What’s the point? As far as I can tell, when I open this book, Jesus Christ began His church and invites us into His body/church for one reason.

On a morning like this, where was the body? How in the world could it have been taken? God the Father did what God the Holy Spirit said He would do through the Psalms & Prophets centuries before. In this short Easter Sunday message, we explore the only logical explanation for the tomb being rolled away from the resting place of Christ.

Who is this God who hung on the cross? Why did He do this…voluntarily? And, why does He invite me to join Him? In this sermon, Pastor David Staff walks us through Jesus' final journey to Jerusalem.

Jesus has the authority to rewrite my life’s story and give me a new identity. There is nothing with greater authority than Jesus. Is Jesus at the top of your organization chart? Is He the authority in your life?

In this sermon, Pastor Mark discusses the important distinction between being a servant leader and a self-serving leader. What we find is that leadership takes humility, and we learn from the ultimate example of Christ. We can live a life defined in Christ by brave humility.