WE’RE BRINGING CHURCH TO YOUR HOME, SUNDAYS 3PM Click Here to View and Join the Discussion on Facebook or Scroll Down Is racism sin? Is unity in diversity God’s design for his people? Is it ever possible for people of different skin color and ethnicities and other differences to live together and build each other […]
To the question: does God reject you? The answer is simple: No – Never! God accepts us and implores us to accept his grace and love expressed in Jesus. He does not reject us when we mouth off, flame out, make a big mess, curse him, doubt him or repeatedly hurt ourselves and others. Rather […]
God sets before us life and death. He implores us to choose life. The commandments of God declare his heart of love and his relational way of life. Obeying them leads to loving relationships. Yet we are unable to obey them perfectly. That’s where Jesus comes in. Jesus is our perfect obedience or response to […]
WE’RE BRINGING CHURCH TO YOUR HOME, SUNDAYS 3PM “Feel me?” or “I feel you.” Have you ever heard that expression? Sometimes it is used in a romantic sense. To “feel” someone is to empathize with them, to feel their pain or joy, to have an understanding of how they are feeling or what they are […]
As we live in this “already and not yet, time between the times” of trials and triumphs, pains and relief, suffering and joy, death and life, God is with us. The creation groans, we groan, the Spirit groans and God groans with us. Between now and inheriting the done deal of ultimate, abundant, resurrected and […]
Have you ever wondered how it will all turn out – the ebb and flow of life, the struggle with human selfishness and the difficulty of real connections in love? Do you despair of hope, of real, lasting change in the human condition and creation? Despite the turbulent, roller-coaster nature of life with its pains […]
In Jesus, God does not condemn you, neither should I. God does not condemn me, neither should you. Yes, God accepts us as and where we are – all of as and where we are, the good, the bad, the weird, the ridiculous, but he does not leave us as and where we are. God […]
God is calling us into his life of love and joy. He is calling us into his mission of bringing sons and daughters into an eternal love relationship and glory in his Son. In Jesus, God is calling you into your purpose as you participate in the identity and life of Jesus. Do you hear […]
When we put our fate, our lives in the Lord’s hands, cast our lot with Jesus, we are never alone. As we accept our identity in Jesus and commit to follow him he never leaves us or abandon us even when we make bad decisions and choices. That’s how much he loves and wants us. […]
When was the last time you caught yourself laughing inappropriately – when the situation did not call for laughter, and felt awkward? When did you last have a belly laugh? When was the last time you laughed with joy? Maybe things have been tough for a while, leaving no reason for laughter. Like he did […]