Here in Luke 12 , Jesus continues His teaching on stewardship by moving from stewardship with possessions to stewardship with perspective, from worry to worship, and from earthly treasure to eternal investment. A man in a church just like this one years ago said to his pastor, “Pastor, I don’t mind work,…

2 Chronicles 7:14-22 Our series is called Strength for the Journey because God does not strengthen us by giving us more hype, but by giving us more of Himself. Isaiah 40:31 says, 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles; They shall run,…

1 Chronicles 16:1–3 , 7 , 34 , 35–36 Definition: Appreciative — Expressing thanks to God and others for the ways they have blessed and served me. 1 Chronicles 16:1–3 (KJV) 1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices…

Luke 12:13-21 There are certain moments that expose what is really driving a person. One of the clearest is when money gets tangled up with family. It is amazing how quickly love can turn into leverage when someone thinks they are being shorted. It is amazing how quickly conversation becomes calculation.…

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Life is a journey, and we all know there are stretches where the road feels long and the load feels heavy. There are weeks when you feel strong, and there are weeks when you feel like you’re running on fumes. And the question is not whether we will face pressure, temptation, discouragement,…

Luke 12:1-12 Luke 12 opens with a massive crowd. People are pressing in so tightly that they are literally trampling one another. And Jesus does something that tells us what matters most. He turns first to His disciples. He does not begin by teaching them how to handle the crowd. He begins by teaching…

Isaiah 40:28-31 Vision Sunday is a day where we look back with gratitude and look ahead with faith. Last year we carried the theme, “Strength for Today, Bright Hope for Tomorrow.” God has been faithful to give strength for the days we faced and hope for what we could not yet see. Now as we step into…

Luke 11:37-54 A friend once bought a used car that looked amazing in the pictures. The paint shined, the seats looked spotless, and the seller said, “It runs great.” When he went to see it in person, he honestly felt a little relieved. It looked like the kind of car you could park in your driveway and…

Luke 2:10-11 Joy is one of the most talked about experiences in life, and yet one of the most misunderstood. So many people chase joy the way they chase comfort, as if joy will come when everything finally settles down. But life does not often settle down. Bills keep coming. Health scares arrive without…

2 Peter 1:5-10 Every believer understands that salvation is the beginning of the Christian life, not the end of it. When God saved us, He did not merely rescue us from sin’s penalty. He began a lifelong work of reshaping us into the image of His Son. Romans 8:29 tells us that God predestined us to be…