Jesus Stories

What is our life and faith built on? Have we built any additions with poor materials? It is good to look at the foundation and examine our life.

We may feel like a sack of garbage. But God is the great artist who is turning our mess into a masterpiece.

If we consider that God did not have any obligation to us, to save us from the consequence of our sins, it reframes the incarnation and suffering of Christ. The love shines all the brighter when we know He didn't have to save us. What a great Love!

The greastest gift given. The only gift that matters. The most costly of the gifts. The most underappreciated gift. The gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus.

Every once in a while we should reflect on the key elements of our salvation. Maybe we need to be reminded that we don't have to flap our arms. 

The gospel or even the Christmas story doesn't have the impact it should unless we understand and acknowledge our situation: We were dead!

There is an uneducated and anemic idea that Jesus was something lower than God. Some think an ascended man, other a celestial being, and more theories still. But the witness of the Old and New Testament leaves no wiggle room in the discussion. Come see the glorious Jesus.

We are praying that you would understand on a spiritual level how surpassingly great is the power that in you by the presence of the Holy Spirit.

It's much easier to endure the difficulties of work and life when you have a vacation to look forward to. That's hope, the reassurance that the future holds something better. Jesus wants you to take hold of His hope for your future.

It is important to know the scripture, but it isn't enough. We need to receive the revelation of its truth for ourselves, and allow it to affect the way we live.

It seems the whole world fights to dominate our thoughts, to fill us with terror, hate, and despair. There is a God given antidote that brings us peace: Gratitude. Let's give thanks.

Do you question if anyone would say, I've heard of your Faith, to you? Maybe we are still struggling to get it together. Maybe we haven't reached the good side of a testimony yet. But your struggle, your efforts, the trying to change is a demonstration of sincere faith. You're not doing it because it easy. You are changing your life because you have believed in Jesus.

Our understanding of free will could lead us to believe that this world is a random mess of luck and happenstance. But there is a God who has forseen aa of this. There is sweet security in understanding God's free will and how He chooses to use it.

Understanding and believing who we are in Him is one of the fundamental truths that we renew our minds and empower us to live a full life in Him.

Let's dig into Ephesians, a book written for us, to tell us how great God's plan is, who are and how we should live in this world.

It was not God's intention to save us and hide us. He wants us to play a part in saving this fallen world. We need to shine like a light. Be loving, be gentle, but be bold.

There is plenty of talk about love and an incredible amount of mistakes about what it is. Let's talk about love and how it should look in a christian's life.

Everyone has a problem with evil. Even super messed up weirdos see the problem. Why does our world have it? If there is a god, why do we have to put up with evil?

If we want to grow in the Gifts of the Spirit, we need to do so in love. The Body of Christ is meant to work together with a variety of gifts, but differences can cause divisions. It is our priority to keep the unity of the body as we grow in the Spirit.

We eagerly desire the gifts that build up the church. But are we first being faithful with gratitude and praise? Do we need to prime the pump to the well of living water inside us? Or what does that even mean?