God's Eternal FamilyEphesians 1:3-142022-1-23The church is the family of God (Ephesians 2:19), but in Ephesians 1:3-14 Paul gives us an introduction to how it all starts with God's family, the trinity! That God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all in on our salvation. Planning, calling, saving, and perfecting us. We couldn't ask for a better family!

God's Eternal Way2022-1-16What is the way to God?The bibles resonding answer is JESUS!He is the way to God.But it is as we see the pointers that God has arranged for us that we start to feel the wonder of this truth. Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, and David are five key people of the bible that point us to Jesus. They prepare us to meet the one who fulfils God's promises to them and to us!

God's Eternal Plan2022-1-9As a new year begins we are all making plans and having dreams of what it might hold. If we're honest though - we really don't know what will happen. We don't even know what tomrrow holds for us!Yet we can have confidence in GOD!He is eternal and His plans have not changed. They stand firm forever. Today we locate ourselves in His eternal plans that come what may, we would have confidence in Him!

God WillingJame 4:13-172022-1-2As we start a new year it is natural and wise to look ahead. To make plans. but before we get to WHAT we might be planning we need to think about HOW we are planning.Are we planning with God or without God?Are our dreams working from God or away from God?Because the starting place of our plans will effect our destination. It will effect our trajectory. It will effect our faith. Are we living from our will or God's will? 

Hebrews 1:1-4 - The GiftWe can lose Jesus. We don't generally do it intentionally. Instead we get distracted by other things. Sometimes good things, but they take our attention off Jesus and before we know it the manger is empty as our faith is placed in other things. We're not the first to face this challenge. Not at all! Even second generation Christians faced this problem and in Hebrews 1:1-4 we hear the call to see and to know Jesus for who He truly is. It calls us back to that manger too see the wonder of what God has done in Jesus. It reminds us of the joy we can only have in Him. Merry Christmas!

Advent 2021 #2 - Bread of Life2021-12-5Jesus calls Himself the Bread of Life, but what does He mean by that?What does it mean to eat His flesh or drink His blood?Today we press into one of Jesus more unusal names, but a name that helps us know the One who gave His life that we might live. The one who is the Bread of Life from heaven!

Advent 2021 #3 - Immanuel2021-12-12One of the richest names or titles for Jesus is that of Immanuel (Matthew 1:23).This is a name that translates as 'God with us', but it's meaning is far richer, becuase it doesn't only speak to us of God's presence in Jesus, but also God's person and purpose in Jesus as well. That in Jesus' arrival we see the greatest sign and proof of God's character and purpose in relating to us. He is the God who cares to save us!

Advent 2021 #1 - The TruthNames are important. They tell others who we are. And for Jesus this is even more true. He has several names that tell us who He is. They help us know Him and in knowing Him we can trust Him. Today we look at one of Jesus' best names or titles - that He is the Truth!

This Sunday Andrew Chesswas leads us through one of the most interesting and perplexing passages of the bible - Matthew 24 and the abomination that causes desolation. Ever asked questions like:What does Jesus care about?What threatens our faith?What do we need to be on the look out for?Then this is the passage for you!

 Frustrated with the state of things? Unhappy with the slowness of time? You're not the first. Daniel wasn't happy with the state of things in His time and he mourned over them...and God encouraged him in an unexpected way. With a vision of the future. A vision of times to come. A vision that called for faithful endurance. A vision that calls for us to be faithful in our struggles and trials. God is still at work. Purifying. Making spotless. Refining a people for Himself! #Daniel10 #Purifiedspotlessrefined #Godisincontrol #Preparedtoendure