We’ve been talking about flourishing in our lives in the "Seeds" collection of messages. Everything starts as a seed, but we want it to grow into a strong, tall healthy, producing tree. Today we are looking at what ensures seeds to GROW

“Goals are only as good as your systems”

We are people of faith but we can’t speak our way out of bad habits/systems/routines. We need to stay focused on the right patterns while we are patiently waiting for the harvest.

Water has the power to shape the hardest rock formations over time. Watering our hearts with God's Word will shape our hearts and desires to be modeled after God's plan for our lives.

Our hearts are the soil in which we plant God's word. This is why it's critical we prepare our hearts to receive God's word!

What we need to understand, is that the environment often determines success. The climate and the soil we sow a seed into often determines the success of the crop. Seeds are like decisions. We make a decision to be more engaged parents, but we never change the environment...keeping tv in each room, phones never on silent, nor calendaring intentional family time that we protect ⏤ nothing really will change. Why? Because we will harvest what we plant and the environment and the people around us, play a big role in it.

God is working the Night Shift, just like the shepherds were watching the sheep the night Jesus was born. God is a GOOD Shephard .. watching out for us, never sleeping and always working on our behalf!

Dreams are a powerful thing. For many people, the dream we start within life takes a messy and unpredicted turn. What happens when our dream life becomes a dreaded mess? As we look at the Christmas story, we will see that the same God who gave us the dream can rewrite our dream in a new direction!

‘Twas The Night Before, Ep 2. Anxiety, stress, depression, loneliness, worry, pain, heartbreak, and shame are some of the many culprits of stealing our sleep each night. While possibly an unlikely place, the story of Christmas gives us some help in finding a peaceful, silent night of rest.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Part 1. Every poem has a cadence and rhythm to it, making it most enjoyable. God created our lives to follow a rhythm too. When we discover this sacred rhythm we find ourselves benefiting from God’s blessing.

Oasis of Humor. God is a God of Humor and Joy! Gideon lacked the insight of joy the Lord wanted to bring to him. Because of doubt and insecurities, he assumed he was destined for smallness in his life. As he discovered the Lord speaking to him and worked through his doubt and fears, he discovered who he was and called to be. The Oasis of God not only changed his life, but changed a nation.