Filled With Messages

Jesus often asks us to put other people’s needs before our wants. But that request doesn’t always sit well and sometimes even causes us to get pretty angry. Listen in to hear Jesus again calling us to care for those who are suffering.

One of the reasons God sent Jesus to earth was to help us see the world in new ways. In todays’s scripture text, Jesus invites those who are suffering to see the blessings God has for them and those who have privilege to be careful with how they use it.

Many days it feels like deep darkness covers our world and maybe even our lives. Scripture calls us to rise and shine even in the darkness, reflecting God’s light and glory all around us.

Kindness. It’s good in principle, but is it worth the effort or even possible in our world? Listen in to hear why living with love and kindness are the right way to be.

Most of us struggle to set healthy boundaries, know our limits, say no at key moments. Jesus models how we can do so well.

We’d love for life to be filled with amazing road trips to fantastic vacation destinations. But more often our life’s journeys are boring and even difficult. Learning to feel God is with us every step of the way can help us navigate all the roads we walk.

We want to follow God. But sometimes God seems to be leading us in crazy ways to ridiculous places. What do we do when we disagree with God’s direction for our lives?

We are so often tempted to live in the past, in our comfort zones, but life can only be lived forwards. Jesus invites us to follow him in forwards living.

When we think of the Holy Spirit, some pretty astonishing moments in God’s story come to mind. But how can we learn to experience the Holy Spirit’s presence in our everyday lives?

All of us want to be happy, to have good lives. The author of Psalm 1 shares some things we can do to make that happen.