What does it mean to "abide"? How do we actually DO it? Abiding in Christ is a supernatural, mystical reality. But it's not only supernatural. There are some very natural things that we can do in our pursuit of abiding in Christ. According to Jesus abiding in Him is rooted in the word and prayer, realized in obedience and running after joy.

We want to be a church filled with fruitful believers for the glory of God. And there is only one way to produce the kind of fruit that God desires; Abiding in Christ. And all those that abide in Christ will bear fruit!

We're often tempted at Christmas time to just pretend like the world is perfect and everything is happy; like we live in our favourite happy ending Christmas movie. But it's just not true. And there is no value in pretending. Isaiah 9 calls us to stare the darkness of life square in the face and to dare to rejoice in spite of it.

Have you ever started something and not finished it? How can you be sure that God doesn't do the same? The resurrection of Christ confirms our justification, completes our reconciliation and calls for our ultimate and eternal JOY! He is RISEN!

Contrary to what is often said, the cross of Christ is not a display of the value of humanity, but of the vast love of God, and that is a truth we ought to cherish. --Good Friday

Pray, Philippians 4 5b-7 by Redemption Olds

We so often read the last verses of an epistle as ‘throw away verses’. But in these last four verses, Paul summarizes the entire book of Ephesians and makes a passionate plea for the Ephesians (and us) to press on faithful to the end!

Even the Armour of God is not sufficient on its own to engage in spiritual warfare. There is one more thing necessary… prayer. And not just any prayer, warfare prayer! Check it out here: