Forgetting the Shame

APRIL 20TH, 2021      |      Shame, you know the feeling: hiding and blaming, self-condemned and ashamed. In Christ, you are a new creation. Whatever you did in the past was washed away by Jesus’ death on the cross. His love envelopes the soul and breathes life to your weary, shame-filled past—now a distant memory. Newness springs with His every embrace and peace settles with every promise His word ensures. He loves, forgives, and accepts you. Somber, shameful memories lose their sting when He shows up to give you double grace, double blessing, and a new name. Like [...]

What’s Your First Thought?

APRIL 19TH, 2021      |       The phone rings and it’s a call from your child’s school, or it’s the doctor with your test results. What is your first thought? Do you automatically think it’s bad news? There’s a good chance that the school has called to give you a great report on your child. Your test results could be miraculous. However, our minds tend to expect the worst. Job was a wealthy, upright man who lost everything, and nowhere in Scripture does it seem to say he ever knew why. We know that Satan challenged God by [...]

A Wise Builder – Part 3

APRIL 18TH, 2021      |    The following are two additional key areas to build wisely: 4. Food and Fitness. Your body is God’s living temple; His Spirit resides within you. When you harm your body, you’re dishonoring God. Keeping your body healthy is part of the life God calls you to live. Living a healthy lifestyle permits you to carry out God’s greater plans for your life. 5. Fellowship with Other Believers. It’s important to be planted in a local church where you can worship God, hear His Word, and fellowship with the body of Christ. There is [...]