Nobody loves to wait.  In our instant gratification society waiting is a challenge for us.  But for Christians, one of the ways that God

The bible speaks to us tremendously about money.  Jesus also had a lot to say about money.  Why?  Because how we handle money has a direct correlation to the maturity…..or lack of maturity….in our spiritual life.  There is nothing wrong with having money, or even being rich, that is not the issue.  The issue centers around how we deal with money and what drives our decisions concerning what we do with our money.  Money is probably one of the easiest things to become an idol in our lives…..and that’s why Jesus and the bible speak so much about the issue.  Fact is….God tests us in our attitudes towards money.  As Christians, we need to understand what God expects us to do with our finances in order to glorify Him and grow in spiritual maturity.

God testing our faith is a good thing as it is always for our good.  We fear tests, we get anxious about tests, we don’t like tests.  But when God tests our faith through demands, His goal is for us to grow in Godliness.  What we need to do is to change our perspective on the testing’s that God gives us.  When God tests us with demands, the first thing we need to do is ask ourselves a

God tests our faith through difficulties.  Our challenge is to see these events as God sees them, and not from our typical worldly point of view.  God tests us to grow us, and as the bible states; to grow us in perseverance, endurance, perfection, maturity, and completeness.  Its all about doing things Gods way in faith, once we learn to see things in God’s way in faith.  Join us today as we learn to have a biblical perspective on the trials and struggles that we grow through.  It’s all good in God!!!

Nobody likes tests, but the reality for Christians is that God does test our faith, and it is for our good.  We begin a new series this morning on 4 ways that God tests our faith.  Today we look at the reason “why?” God would

When Christians ‘collide’ with the worldly culture it should not be a surprise and it is not a bad thing.  It actually shows us that we are living our faith. Anytime a single match is lit in a dark room….the shadows run.  And the more light in the room, the less darkness there is.  The bible tells Christians that they are a light in a darkened sin filled world…..so the two cannot mix.  But the most important thing to remember about ‘colliding’ with our culture is this….we must do all things in the love of Jesus.  We must see others through His loving eyes, we must serve others through His love, and we must minister to others through His love.  Our lives are to be solely about the love of God.  Therefore, with each momentary

The truth of Jesus and His gospel message collide with the so-called ‘truths’ of our world and the culture.  That is why it is so important to hold tightly to the real truth of Jesus.  Our culture will try to temp us to believe in false truths, worry over unrealistic fears, and water down our faith….and if we are not careful, we can end up like many Christians who no longer have a fervor for our relationship with Jesus, the church, or the truth.  Fortunately, it is not too late to turn back to Jesus and ground ourselves on His truth.

When we live for Jesus, we collide with the culture of our world.  But that is not a bad thing, it shows that we are truly living for Christ….as the Apostle Paul stated, we are to fight the “good fight.”  Last week, in our series, we looked at standing firm for Jesus.  This week we look at being transformed in Jesus after salvation.  We can’t just “stop” doing bad things, we must also “start” doing good things.  Join in listening, applying, and living out the transforming message of the gospel!

Since the beginning, the Christian faith has been on a collision course with the culture that it exists within. The values of the world do not align with the values of the Faith. The priorities of the world do not align with the

Three encouragements from Jesus’ sermon on the mount to overcome loneliness.  The problem is, they are not our first thought or reaction when it comes to overcoming the attitude of loneliness.  They are also counter culture.  But these three remedies, when done consecutively, will help us to change our attitude from loneliness to joy……and therefore…...the effort is completely worth it!