Stewardship: Giving as WorshipStewardship is not first about money. Stewardship is about lordship.Psalm 24:1 says,“The earth is Yahweh’s, as well as its fullness, the world, and those who dwell in it”...  Read More

Keeping the Mission in Front of UsA healthy church must never forget why we are here.Jesus said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19, LSB). That is not a side ministry....  Read More

Joy Made CompleteReading: John 15:9-11; Philippians 4:11-13Jesus tells his disciples that his reason for speaking these things is so that his joy might be in them and their joy might be made complete....  Read More

Love That Puts On FleshReading: John 15:12-17; 1 John 4:7-12Jesus does not leave love as a concept. He defines it with his own life, laying it down for those who were unworthy of the sacrifice. Then h...  Read More

The Security of the Shepherd's HandReading: John 10:27-30; Romans 8:38-39Jesus speaks with unmistakable certainty in John 10. His sheep hear his voice, they follow him, and he gives them eternal life....  Read More

Reading: Psalm 1:1-3; John 15:7Jesus promises that when his words take up residence in us, our prayers align with his purposes. The image in Psalm 1 of a tree planted by streams of water is not accide...  Read More

Reading: John 15:1-6A branch severed from the tree may carry the appearance of life for a season. Leaves remain green, fruit hangs in place, but decay has already begun its quiet work. Jesus declares ...  Read More

Ambassadors for ChristReading: 2 Corinthians 5:20-21; Romans 10:13-15; 1 Peter 2:22-24An ambassador does not carry his own message. He carries the message of the one who sent him. As Christians, we ha...  Read More

Mortifying Sin, Pursuing HolinessReading: Romans 8:12-13; Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:5-10John Owen's charge cuts straight to the heart: be killing sin, or it will be killing you. The Christian li...  Read More

The Ministry of Reconciliation2 Corinthians 5:18-19; Romans 5:6-11Reconciliation did not originate with us. While we were still enemies of God, still neck-deep in sin and rebellion, God moved first. H...  Read More

Walking by Faith, Not by SightReading: 2 Corinthians 5:6-8; Hebrews 11:1-6Paul reminds us that the Christian life is not lived by what we can see, feel, or measure. It is lived by trusting what God ha...  Read More

You Are a New Creation2 Corinthians 5:17; Ezekiel 36:25-27The old you is gone. Not reformed. Not improved. Gone. God does not patch cracked walls with fresh paint — He rebuilds from the foundation. Wh...  Read More