Getting back into Judges…

We often ask God for relief, but God knows that relief without repentance

only leads back to bondage. Before God defeated the Midianites, He had to

defeat the "enemy of the heart" in Gideon by tearing down the altars in his

own household.

Continuing in the Christmas season in 2025

Isaiah 7:14; 9:2, 6, Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38; 9:23, John 1:46

Continuing in the Christmas season in 2025

* Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

* Genesis 49:10

* Luke 3, 4:16-21

* Matthew 1:1-17

* 1 Chronicles 17:11-14

* Acts 13:22

* Leviticus 25:8-13

* Isaiah 61:1-2

Entering the Christmas season in 2025

The Assyrians were vile, cruel, and everything Jonah despised. So he ran 2,500 miles away! The Book of Jonah shows us what happens when we let our prejudice, politics, or nationalism trump the heart of God for the lost.

“So many times… we withdraw from the the people, the community, from God,

and we let that cave become our home."

Why Tithing Is a Privilege of Faith, Not a Legal Obligation

Embrace your call to "go and do likewise" by asking the Holy Spirit to move you from just seeing to truly perceiving the needs of others. As you let that compassion lead you to sacrificial action, you will become a true neighbor and reflect the saving mercy that Jesus first extended to you.