Living Free This Advent: Worship Fully
We worship fully when we worship God with all that we are and all that we have. Worship reflects what is going on in our hearts. The easiest way to evaluate our hearts is to take an honest look at how we spend our time, energy, and money because doing so will indicate what matters most to us.
Living Free This Advent
This Good News should fill us with joy, wonder, purpose, and peace. Why do we often feel the exact opposite this time of year? Jesus wants us to live free from that feeling. Would you join me in choosing to overcome the cultural pressure and worship fully, spend less, give more, and love all?
Prayer and Thanksgiving
We glorify God by making ourselves known as Spirit-filled believers who give thanks to God always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Choose the Truth
We are not called to dispel the darkness. We are called to turn on the light. You win the battle for your mind by choosing the truth.
How Giving Thanks Grows Faith
Does it feel easy or hard to praise God right now? Is there something in your life that makes it difficult to declare God’s goodness and love? Giving thanks is the means to experience God’s goodness and sovereignty because it changes our perspective and opens our eyes to truly see Him.
Take Every Thought Captive
Regardless of where a thought originates, examine it in the light of God's Word and choose the truth.
Let the Children Come to Me (Part 8): When the Door Opens
God’s work in the hearts of others, especially our children, may be so subtle that we miss it when it happens. Watch for the open door.
Let the Children Come to Me (Part 7): Spiritual Authority and Blessing
As Peter says, shepherds are called to care for and build up their flock. This necessitates authority to govern and speak into the lives of those under them, but also to speak out God’s spiritual authority and blessing over them. Let’s dive in!
David's Deception
Can you be deceived even though you have been saved? In short, anyone can be deceived.
Let the Children Come to Me (Part 6): Pray, Wait, and Trust
Wait and pray, pray and wait, this is our calling. And to these we add trusting in God.
Confronting Self Deception
Satan tempts us to sin and stops us in our tracks by accusations, but his most insidious weapon is deception, because we don’t know when we are being deceived. Scripture identifies at least eight ways that we can deceive ourselves.
Let the Children Come to Me (Part 5): God Can Change People
Can we really impact our grown children? Yes! The more we can become part of their social structure in a healthy way, the more our spirit will touch their spirit and help them understand the truth.
Let the Children Come to Me (Part 4): Reconciliation
Seeking forgiveness from others is the process of seeking to reconcile, to make right, and possibly even renew a broken relationship. As you reconcile with your child (or children), you are building the relational bridge upon which they can return to you and perhaps to the Father Himself.
Let the Children Come to Me (Part 3): Humility
What does pride look like to our children? Especially when they are young, but even as adults, our children seek genuine relationship from us. Arrogance and pride are self-focused, and feel like neglect to our children.
Let the Children Come to Me (Part 2): Love Them
Love expressed as mercy and grace is one of the best ways we can build relational bridges with our children, or anyone for that matter. Strong relationships are where love, grace, and truth can be expressed, which accelerates the opportunity for life change in those we love.
Does Being in Community Really Matter?
Fellowship in the family of God affirms our identity in Christ. We absolutely need God, and we necessarily need each other.
You are a New Person in Christ
We must lay aside our former way of life and embrace the new life we have in Christ.
Let the Children Come to Me
We wait, we pray, we love, and we humble ourselves before our own children and others. By doing so, we build a bridge of communion and communication which can be accessed in time of need when they are ready.