God Centered Life

We tend to live in an honor/shame paradigm. You see it in social media where we watch how many likes we get to see if we're being honored or shamed. But Jesus' mission has been accomplished, and therefore we are secure and we don't need to strive for honor and fight against shame.

We make Jesus small when he is big. We complicate it because we don't appreciate his majesty. Pastor Josh teaches that faith involves surrender to and dependence on someone.

We make Jesus small when he is big. We complicate it because we don't appreciate his majesty. Pastor Josh teaches that faith involves surrender to and dependence on someone.

Jesus is expanding the horizon and speaking about eternal life. That's hard for us to do because we're constantly bombarded by things happening right now and we want everything on demand. We need to get back to what life is really all about.

Jesus is expanding the horizon and speaking about eternal life. That's hard for us to do because we're constantly bombarded by things happening right now and we want everything on demand. We need to get back to what life is really all about.

One way of summarizing Jesus' prayer here is that it's the greatest prayer ever prayed that comes after the greatest sermon ever preached! It contains both intercession and instruction, and it reveals Jesus' heart for us.

One way of summarizing Jesus' prayer here is that it's the greatest prayer ever prayed that comes after the greatest sermon ever preached! It contains both intercession and instruction, and it reveals Jesus' heart for us.

Jesus uses the picture of vines being pruned to illustrate our being disciplined. Jesus is saying he's the fulfillment of all God wanted from his people in the Old Testament, and if we abide in Him, we'll bear much fruit.

Jesus uses the picture of vines being pruned to illustrate our being disciplined. Jesus is saying he's the fulfillment of all God wanted from his people in the Old Testament, and if we abide in Him, we'll bear much fruit.

The very difficulty we all experience at times getting along with our spouses is God's way of showing that in Christ it can be done. Marriage was designed by God right from the beginning to speak of God's love for the church. When you see a healthy marriage, the way they love and respect one another, it speaks of Christ's profound love for His people.