When God saves a person, He turns them into something. And that something is not something that we originally signed up for. Jesus says, "Follow me and I'll make you....Fishers of Men!"

A clear God ordained vision is so important to seek because it doesn't just define what you'll be doing in your future, but it also will define your direction today.

There's a sense in which we live between two worlds. Christ's incarnational mission- His taking on flesh, dwelling among us, dying for the forgiveness of our sins, and his resurrection to new life to secure the same for us- all that Christ did ushered in a new age. He established his Kingdom here on earth, but then let us know that more restoration would come. He made very clear that one day, He'll return to set everything right. Spiritually, it is finished- our debt has been paid and new life is ours through Christ. Physically, we live in a broken, sin-sick world. There is for now an "already/not yet" nature to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. How should we live in this world. How should we approach our attitude toward where God has us for now? Jeremiah 29 speaks directly to this issue. The Israelites had been taken captive and forced to leave their homes in Judea to live in Babylon. They were in exile. God gives his people specific directives in how to live while in exile. You may not like where you live, your job situation, etc... but it is no surprise to God that you're there. He's allowed you (or even led you) to be where you are for a reason. Rather than blaming the situation or even God, God wants us to transform the situation. God is so serious about us seeking the prosperity of the community we live in, He makes clear in verse 7 that our peace and prosperity is tied to that of our community.

Sabbath is more than not working one day a week. Sabbath is actually trusting Jesus with the provision of your future so that you will grow in faithfulness and worship.

Forgiveness is not forgetting. Forgiveness is remembering clearly how we have been offended and in light of Gods grace towards us in Christ, choosing to extend that same grace to others.

The Christian faith is one of risk. If a person is going to walk on water, they first need to get out of the boat. What does it look like for you to risk everything to walk on water?

A good servant of Christ Jesus is one who's life actually lines up with what they claim to believe. Paul tells Timothy to "Guard your life and your doctrine." Good servants of Jesus don't allow there to be a disconnect between life and doctrine.

If worship is everything ,than naturally worship becomes nothing. Music is a wonderful opportunity for God's children to engage in the praise of Gods name. So, what does Jesus say is an acceptable posture of worship?

Worship is more than just singing love songs to Jesus. Worship is our battle cry. In moments of battle, we are not called to engage in war, we are called to worship Christ because he has already won the war. We fight from victory, not for victory.