“Your way, right away” has been a slogan for a fast food joint for a long time. It’s also been our preferred approach to life. God has a different plan He’s working on. Justin McCauslin is going to share some of his life’s story with you, and how he has learned to trust God’s timing.

Prayer is talking to God... or is it?

After graduating college, my first job was about 10 hours away from home. My family helped me move, and then they left. It was that time when what was true became real to me, I was an adult on my own. Life is a string of moments like that. Another moment when our faith becomes real in everyday life is when we trust God with our finances. Processing towards maturity in our relationshp with God means trusting and obeying Him in every facet of our lives, including money (and the securites and fears we associate with it). Join us this Sunday as we move onward to another part of being in process...

In the movie Monsters University, there is a race that Mike and Sully try to win, even sabotaging each other along the way. The problem is, they don’t realize it’s a team race and they are on the same team. Both end up losing because they didn’t help their teammates cross the finish line. God has gifted you because He loves you, but He created your gifts to work together with other people’s gifts. God gifts US, because He loves US together. He gifts US so we can win the race together, as a team. Are you ready to take your place on the team?

It seems easy to see the gifts and abilities in others. Often easier than seeing our own. Which can lead us to get jealous or daydream about how wonderful life would be in their shoes. If only I had [insert desire here] like so-and-so, then I would be happy. But that’s just not true. It’s a lie that will cause you to overlook your own special blend of gift and talent gems. The truth is, sometimes, they just have to be unearthed…

If you grew up in church like I did, talking about missions meant the work people were doing in foreign lands. Missionaries left home to bravely serve and bring the message of Jesus to places in the world where it had never been heard before. This is a very incomplete understanding of what mission work is. The most important fact that we often overlook is this: missions begins at home.

Having a dog is great because every time you get home, your pup gets very excited. It is a pleasure to come home and be welcomed with such joy and excitement. Similarly, when we serve, we like it when people notice and are grateful for our time and energy. But they aren’t always, are they? In fact, they may complain or nitpick about it. So should we just give up serving and instead spend our time doing more enjoyable projects? God deals with complainers and ungrateful people, too, and shows us how to live and serve faithfully.

Going to a new school, church or job can be nerve-wracking. You don't know the people or their expectations. What if you do something wrong? What are the unwritten rules? Did you know that if you have never been to church, it is a terrifying? What can you do to reassure people that we will treat them well?

Worship is a word Christians throw around quite a bit. But what does it mean? Is it a service on Sunday morning? Is it singing during the service? As we hear what worship is really about, we can better understand how to really worship

Have you ever planted corn and harvested wheat instead? If you have, sell your story and get rich quick because that never happens. In fact, it is impossible since the rule of the universe is “you reap what you sow.” Are you weary of bad things happening in your life? Does it seem like people are always negative? Your words are seeds that produce a harvest in your life, what kind of seeds are you planting in your life?