We all have a battle of Will's. The battle of Willful (my independence) vs Willing (my surrender). Learning to assert our will is a normal development. The one who can resist the temptation, disciplined and driven in all challenges is praised. Yet when self-will is over played, we become rigid, missing out on the fullness of life we are called to. We want love without sacrifice– without the risk and expense of the surrender of self-control and determination. God cannot accept such a bargain. True love is found in surrender. 

We all face the constant challenge of growing past our love for Jesus…

With just absorbing information and failing to create space to experience His real love. We are in danger of leaving our first love. What causes this to happen? How do we recapture our first love?

TRUE KING: The 3rd gift from the wise men was “Gold” representing the Kingship of Jesus. Looking back through the story of Matt 2:1-12 we see a tale of 2 kings. If you were the Wisemen, who would you call King? How do we find the true King? What is the gift of gold we can give our world?

In this series we look at the gift that Jesus is to us and the gift we can be to others. Myrrh represents the character of Jesus as a suffering servant. What does this mean for us and why should we live this out?

In this series we look at the gift that Jesus is to us and the gift we can be to others. Frankincense is a gift which shows Jesus as the high priest. The role of a priest was to represent a people to God, to reconcile others to Him. What does that mean for you and me? What does that mean for our world?

In John 10:10 Jesus promised to give abundant life to those who believe in Him. Sadly, many trust Jesus as Savior but go right back to their familiar way of living. This message is a reminder that the Christian life is more than mere existence. We are called to live in such a way that the world will be drawn to Jesus, who is the source of our life.

Thankfulness is bed rock to our culture and we as people desire to be more thankful, yet many of us have 𝗜𝗙’𝘀 & 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡’𝗦 in life which prevent this. But is t𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 a 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 actually 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.

Forgiveness for us all brings a story to mind… stories of rejection, abuse, cheated on, lied to, failed on… We know the words of Jesus to forgive, but in our hearts we ask the same question as Peter, “How many times". You wouldn't understand my pain Jesus... How can I find beauty in forgiveness?

Matt 7:24-27 - Have you ever stopped to think, “𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻?” We are creatures who love to build structures. We structure our days, our homes with purpose for success and pleasure. But what happens when the storms come? What foundations do you find? How can we build to last?

RIVERS IN THE DESERT – ISAIAH 43:16-21 This well-known passage is a promise of living water to flow in dry, baron hearts and systems of the world! But have you ever thought what causes these deserts in the first place?  To know this brings more purpose for a need of a river.