Before folks will believe us about the eternal, we must first demonstrate integrity in the everyday things of life, both in word and deed.

At a time when there is so much confusion about marriage, Pastor Chip teaches on God's plan for this foundational institution established by Him.

"Christianity is not conservative, but revolutionary.” - Francis Schaeffer

Maintaining relationships with each other is important, for they are a reflection of our relationship with God. To deny forgiveness to, or fail to seek it from another, is to jeopardize that relationship.

God's many blessings promised in the beatitudes make our identity as influencers on a global scale possible. As recipients of His divine favor, we become salt and light in the pushing back of perversion and darkness.

Jesus' death would have been for nothing, were it not for His resurrection. His resurrection makes our resurrection possible. And He is the only way to the Father.

: Persecution for righteousness (doing what is right) is something in which we can rejoice, unlike ill-treatment for our own wrong-doing. As time progresses, faithful believers who speak the truth in love should expect persecution.

The only barometer we have of each other's motives is our behavior, a quality by which we may deceive and be deceived. But the Father needs no such barometer, having full knowledge and understanding of the motives directly, as He looks beyond...

The Father offers undeserved mercy through His Son. One who denies mercy to another may have not received it. The Father expects recipients of His mercy to be extenders of mercy.

Just as we can feed our natural appetite with junk food, we may attempt to feed our spiritual appetite with that which has no spiritual value. While we may temporarily make us feel good, over time, we are weakened, robbed of the true spiritual...