Life doesn’t always go as planned. God’s Word provides all we need to successfully navigate the rough places. But, there is one key action we must not omit.

Most people give little thought to what it means to take God’s name in vain. Therefore, let’s ask and answer three questions about taking the LORD’s name in vain as one ingredient in our antidote for chaos.

While a fool has said in his or heart there is no God, it is a greater fool who acts this mindset out. And all too often, Christ-followers play the fool.

You were saved to serve. Christianity is not a spectator sport. Time to get in the game.

Giving as an act of worship needs to be revisited and reconsidered as we give to the local church and through the local church to advance the gospel in obedience to God’s word.

For many these topics are more than a little confusing. We find clarity in a careful examination of the New Testament.

Many times, things get so crazy in our lives that we drift away from God’s purposes. We feel unsettled, anxious, and nothing is going right. It’s time to stop and think. What’s the matter? Where am I with God?

There is a void in our souls that only God can fill. When we try and satisfy this void with anything other than God we don’t “feel right.” Often God moves in our lives to cause us to consider our ways by reevaluating our priorities. Haggai chapter 1 bears witness to this: we cannot have divided loyalties, attempting to serve two masters.

Paul says that in Christ’s body, “each member belongs to all the others”. We are profoundly interdependent. The implications of this principle are spelled out practically in dozens of “one another” passages in the New Testament epistles. We will take a quick look at three of these “one another’s” that are key to start building community.

We need to be there for those who suffer loss. We need to be present; available; and useful---and sometimes just listen.