What God says about our name is what matters the most. His declaration is true, powerful and more enduring than anything we will ever face in life.

Will you let Jesus light your life, so you can see clearly, put order to chaos and be filled with life?

I want to invite you to receive the hope of heaven, God has appeared, God has saved, that we could be restored to his family and have eternal life.

Today I invite you to rest in the peace of Christ. To rest in the peace of Jesus you have to be willing to set aside the shadows of peace, forgiveness and goodness that this world tires to offer. Left to our own devices we produce mere imitations of the real thing. Do not settle for anything less than the true peace of Jesus. That peace comes through the gift of himself for us and his grace.

Life is hard, it can be painful.  The sin we deal with can feel like a mountain weighing down on us.  The disappointments we face can be heart breaking, but Isaiah says, “Comfort, comfort my people.”

If we want to be filled with joy, and experience the best that God has for us, we too need to prepare the path of our hearts.

Whatever circumstances you find yourself in, when life seems to unravel you can find unshakable hope in Jesus.

Who do you say Jesus is? Your answer means the difference between frustration with life and hope filled eternal life.

Today we have a startling Bible text, we could let some of its words shake us, but instead I want you to be encouraged, yes there is a startling warning about what happens to those who falter in their faith, but there is also encouragement for us who push through the challenges we encounter.

The hands of God both caution and encourage us to live and finish the Christian life well.

Today we have two simple stories, one about an over confident scribe and the other about an all most unnoticed widow.

Jesus warns us, be careful how you seek significance and assign significance; if we are not careful we can chase a sense of success and worth that feels very potent and immediate but is ultimately hollow, but there is a way that is available to every one of us no matter how unsure or insignificant we might feel.

But to walk this way we must be honest about ourselves.