Epic Students

Jesus came to give us life and life to the fullest. The problem can be if we are not constantly investing our relationship with the Father and opening our heart to growth and desire we can slowly drift into spiritual deadness.

Compromise simply put is lowering the standard. Our relationship with Jesus should be the most important thing in life and if we compromise in this relationship it can lead us down bad paths with lasting effects.

Deception can be a damaging thing in our lives. If we don't have a solid wall of God's truth in our lives the enemy will attack us with lies.

Thlipsis is the greek word for crushing pressure. If we do not give our pressure a point it will feel like we are being crushed.

Have you ever grown stale or gone through the motions in your relationship with Jesus. Ephesus was doing all the right things but what they were lacking was their love. Jesus calls this church and us today to go back to our first love.

When you enter into a relationship with Jesus, you are made new. This means that you have a new desire a purpose to pursue Jesus and become more like him.

We often associate jealousy as a bad thing but Deuteronomy 4:24 shows us that we have a God that loves us so much he gets jealous when we pursue things other than him.

When we are not people of self-control it can create problems. David has the opportunity to kill his enemy yet sets the example of self-control.

There are "giants" we are going to face in this life. One of the biggest ones we will face is ourselves.

Friends have the ability to either push you toward God or pull you away from him.

Judgment is something we all struggle with and receive. King David gives us an inside look on how to deal with it.

Jonah is a story most of know. Jonah challenges us that it is not about the things you are doing but the heart you have doing it.

Being bold in our faith can be scary. At the end of the day the confident assurance we have in who God is gives us the boldness to stand up for him and to live like him.

Actions speak louder than words is a common phrase we hear. When it comes to our Faith, it should lead to action.

Faith is a word we are probably familiar with. The question is do we know what faith is? Without defining faith and understanding what it is, it will make this belief in Jesus difficult.

Have you ever thought of what your intended destination is for this life? Jesus has bought the plane ticket for our life's destination which is a relationship with him and ultimately to spend eternity with him.

Life is so much more enjoyable when someone keeps their promise. On the cross Jesus made a promise to you and me. That promise was to love us and forgive us continually.

The Gospel is something we talk about a lot in church. We need to take more time to sit in the Gospel message and really see how much we are wanted and loved by the Father.

Many of feel that we have to do certain things in order to receive the free gift of grace. God loves you so deeply and wants to offer you love and forgiveness.

You don't have to believe before you belong. Jesus wants you to know that you belong even before you believe. He wants to be your friend no matter where you're at or what you have done.

Satisfaction is to be fully fulfilled. I wonder when it comes to your relationship with Jesus are you truly fulfilled with just him. Jesus and him alone wants to be your satisfaction.

What we plant now is what we will reap in the future. If we want to live a God-honoring life in the future we have to start planting and making good decisions now.

Friends have the potential to impact on you or tear you down. If you want your friends to impact you, you need to surround yourself with good influences.

Discipleship is something we hear a lot in Christian circles. Have you ever considered what the cost would be to follow Jesus or be his disciple?

Friends have the potential to build you up or tear you down. It makes life easier to have people around you that are empathetic.