Noah looked at his current situation and the concept of what is reasonable to expect in the near future. He had to set that aside, not based on his own logic and understanding but because God spoke to him. He had to choose whether to take action on God's command or his own understanding about current reality and the likely future in front of him. The problem of faith is that it's still faith.

In our day and age, many Christians primarily say that the point of exercising faith, growing in faith, and living by faith, is to use faith to access all the riches, materially and physically, that we want. Enoch shows us the opposite. What winning looks like in faith is pleasing God. What pleased God the most about Enoch, is that he walked with Him. Enoch reminds us that the point of having faith is to come to really know the God who we love for the purpose of coming to Him and earnestly seeking more of Him.

The object of our faith determines the way we interact in faith with that object. Each of the brother's sacrifices, Cain's and Abel's, reflected the nature of the relationship between the brother and God. For Abel God was the object to be grasped and for Cain God was a means to an object to be grasped. So in the end, it is not the strength of your faith it's the object of your faith that makes you a righteous man.

Richard Bush on Persevering

Kim Findlay discusses the importance of Reflection

A meaningful life of service comes from hearing a call. A calling takes priority and time to unfold. Everybody has a calling. A calling takes more resources than you have.

Guest Speaker Clayton Keenon.

Worship is both expression and formation.

In worship we need both truth and beauty.

Worship involves both grace and effort.

Since christianity is a deep and life giving friendship, then a prayer life is equivalent to building a home with God. The conversation between us and God goes two ways and covers everything that God wants to talk to us about and what we need to talk to God about.

The single most important factor in a vital christian life is finding nourishment in God's word. Jesus said it's basically spiritual food. The Bible is God's authoritative word. It's inspired. Sufficient. Clear. And is the light that we use to navigate our world and lives.

Do you want to be really real with God?Beyond playing games, with yourself and Him?

7 weeks, no games, no quick fixes.

Just real biblical guidance for how you can experience more of God in your life.