Chad Balthrop • 1 Peter 5:6-14
Great stories come out of great struggles. Scripture reminds us that God set our boundaries in pleasant places. Yet every day we face the pressure that comes from desires that tempt us to play outside the lines, people that push us to move the line, and an adversary that seeks to destroy us anywhere the line may fall. The pressure you experience today prepares you for the battle you face tomorrow. With firm resolve in the One who fights (and wins) every battle, you can stand.
Chris Wall • 1 Corinthians 13:1-6 ESV All of us want to have integrity. We struggle with ourselves when we don't show it. Unfortunately, too many times there is a gap between what we want to do and what we actually do. In this message, let’s zero in on 1 Corinthians 13:6. It says, "Love does not rejoice in evil but rejoices with the truth". Shine a light on the word “rejoices.” The word means that love desires truth, it wants it, it needs it. Love needs you and me to be honest and to be a person whose word can be trusted. ...
It is the foundation of our faith, seed we pray falls on Good Soil, the source of our victory in the Good Fight. It is the Good News that Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the dead. By His grace, we are forgiven. Our relationship with God has been restored. We have received the righteousness of God through faith. Have you heard of the Good News? Will you share the Good News with others? As we prepare our hearts during this Season of Lent, discover the Good News that Jesus Christ has come to save His people from their sin. ...
If your life was a parable, a small story with a big meaning, what lesson would we learn? Jesus often taught in parables, simple stories that open the eyes of the foolish, profound tales that confound the wise. This fall, discover the kingdom of God. Deepen the strength of your faith. Draw close to the One who saves. PARABLES We’re all stories in the end. ...
