Have you ever felt the pressure to lose it, to just let all your pent up frustrations come spewing out of you for the smallest of little annoyances, and often on someone who doesn’t deserve it? Welcome to our angry world, where the language of our day has become violent and harsh, and in the…

Our cross, that purpose that God created for us to fulfill on the planet, is unique to us…but, there are characteristics that are shared among all of God’s people who have discovered their cross. Whatever Jesus has asked us to do with our lives, there are three things that are important for us to understand…

In five different places, Jesus tells us in His story…if we want to follow Him, we must take up our cross to do so. He doesn’t tell us to take up His cross. He doesn’t expect us to do what only He can do. He does, however, expect His people to make their walk with…

Finding joy requires us to keep our focus in the sequence He created….and fortunately for us, that priority is found in the letters of the word joy itself…J for Jesus, O for Others and U for You! However, joy abandons ship when we shift it the other direction, placing ourselves first, others next and then…

Joy… it’s that sustaining power that turns us from tired and sad church goers into genuine followers of Jesus who are experiencing His abundance. Three simple steps will help us tap into the life of joy and allow us to see our lives changed. Accept the opportunity Jesus extends to us… and be joyful.

In a world that acknowledges a casual connection to God, Jesus confronts this apathetic attitude with His final “I Am” statement recorded in the Gospel of John. His word picture of being our vine, and we being the branches attached to Him, clearly illustrates that our very existence is dependent upon His life flowing into…

Once we receive the life and light of Jesus, that’s when our spiritual walk starts to get interesting. In John 10, Jesus describes one of His roles in the family of God as the Good Shepherd of the sheep. This powerful word picture shows us His commanding presence, His patience training and His fierce protection…

Is there any pain quite like running into an obstacle we didn’t see? There in the darkness, we try comfort the searing pain while asking ourselves, “Why didn’t we turn on the lights before we walked through this room?” Life without Jesus is a daily routine of bumping into things we didn’t see coming, and…

In three different “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John, Jesus declared that “I am life”…and we need the life He offers every moment of our time on earth. Specifically, He compared the life He offers to bread, a universal staple of existence around the planet. Consumed daily, fresh and wholesome bread is a…

When repentance has happened, and forgiveness has been extended, the final plan of God’s restoration is reconciliation…and in the story of the prodigal son, we see the four key ingredients essential if we are ever going to experience a restoration in a broken relationship within the family of God. Discover the attitudes we must adopt…