In Matthew 16:24 Jesus provides 3 important prerequisites for us if we desire to be His followers. What did He really mean when He said, “Give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me”? Although these may not be popular, easy, or comfortable for us, as we walk out a surrendered life […]

Esau sold his birthright for a pot of lentil stew. Today we might think, “How stupid to sell out so cheap.” However, as believers, we have a birthright on an eternal scale. We too can fall short of the grace of God and allow bitterness to take root in our lives. True repentance will bring […]

Making disciples is a task that the Lord charged all of us to do. This can only be done effectively through a person investing his life to teach, train, and encourage a newer believer to follow Jesus. This is how together we will produce generations of disciple-makers.

We are a church family with uncompromising belief in the Word of God. A significant part of our mission is to make disciples who make disciples. Therefore, the Word of God has a central role in our disciple-making efforts. Jesus modeled for us an effective disciple making process through the Word of God, with the […]

While Jesus taught, preached to, and healed the multitudes, his focus was not on becoming famous nor drawing big crowds. His priority was making disciples who would multiply and reach the great harvest of souls. He faithfully ministered into the lives of those first few disciples by engaging them, teaching them, and empowering them to […]

It seems incredibly easy to highlight the sins of others and to be oblivious to our own. We are called to a life of faith and destiny, yet often fall far short of stepping into the grace life in Christ. Frustrated, angry, judgmental Christians cannot hit the mark of the high calling on their lives. […]

We are called to an extraordinary life, to be set apart disciples of Jesus! It is imperative that we bring unity to how we define what it means to be a disciple. Matthew 4:19 provides the scriptural framework for us: a disciple is someone who follows Jesus, who is being transformed by Jesus, and who […]

According to Ephesians 6, we are in a war or battle. Who is your enemy? Are you winning? Have you taken your stand against your enemy’s schemes? Do you even know what your enemy’s schemes are? If the devil is involved, are you aware that he is a deceiver and a liar? Have you ever […]

“Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord…” (Philippians 3:8) Paul’s expression of his quest to know Jesus should be the heart cry of every believer. He recognized that while we cannot earn our own salvation, knowing Jesus and the power of His resurrection […]

The secret to getting prayers answered is not cloaked in religious tradition. Traditions, celebrations, and memorials are helpful in bringing to our remembrance the importance of particular events in God’s Word and aiding in our worship and appreciation of the mighty God who saved, healed, and delivered us from the powers of darkness. That we […]