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Much of how we view sex comes from culture, not the Bible. But since the beginning there has been an enemy, an intruder, trying to mislead humanity and make us question if the creator could be trusted. The world is not a playground though as this enemy would have us believe; it’s a spiritual battleground if we’re seeking out a life influenced by God. We see an example of Paul trying to show the pe...

The Church has traditionally taken two approaches when it comes to sex. It’s either approached the topic with deafening silence or a resounding “No! Don’t do it!” But, the biblical truth on the topic of sex is that God created sex. Not only did God create sex, but He called it good. So, what would it look like for us to take a different approach when it comes to sex? What if we were to look at it...

Through Paul, we see a man who went from being one of the most ruthless persecutors of Christians to one of the most important and impactful missionaries of the faith. But, what happened? Paul awakened to the power of God, and this awakening to God’s power changed Paul’s life forever. Once he realized the truth of who Jesus was, he was never the same. Paul described himself as a servant of Christ,...

It’s easy to awaken every morning to the problems of the world. Natural disasters, civil unrest, and wars across the world fill our news headlines, but so many of these things are outside our reach. What are the needs that are right in front of us, though? Where can we go out and be the hands and feet of Jesus? This idea of loving others is best exemplified in the story of the Good Samaritan in Lu...

When we recognize the presence of God in our lives, we can be left with a couple questions. Big questions like, “What is this life all about?” or “What is my purpose?” We can latch onto a pursuit of family or career to find that purpose, but scripture tells us that our ultimate purpose is to glorify God. We can do this through singing and praying, sure, but God already knows who He is. So, how do...

Have you ever gotten into your car and driven somewhere without remembering anything about the journey? This highway hypnosis is scary, but what’s even scarier is going through life without realizing God’s presence in our lives. How can we come to a place of awakening to the life-giving presence of God? What does it mean to wake up and see all that He has in store for us? Awakening begins when we...

Life can be filled with turmoil and difficult situations, but in the middle of the storm, we can take comfort in knowing that the one who can calm it, Jesus, is right there with us. All we have to do is trust him and recognize that he has complete control.

God places us where we are in our lives to be a light for Jesus. As we enter 2022 expectant for what God’s going to do in our lives, we’re reminded of the story of Esther and how God placed her in a position of influence at the exact time where her people desperately needed an advocate. Once Mordecai brings this to her attention, she immediately calls for them to fast along with her in order to pr...

Merry Christmas! Christmas is the time of the year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Through the story of the angels coming to the shepherds, we see that everyone has access to the King of Kings.

Although Christmas can be a time to celebrate with family and friends, Christmas can also be a time that brings up pain. So, what do we do with that? Just because we’re followers of Jesus, we aren’t guaranteed a life free from pain. In fact, the Bible points to many examples of people, including Jesus, who dealt with extreme pain. What we are guaranteed is that we don’t have to face that pain alon...

Maybe we can picture God being with us during difficult times or certain seasons of the year like Christmas and Easter, but in reality God is with us all the time, including in our digital lives. Although we may feel as if having God with us limits our freedom, we’re actually freer when we walk with Him every day. So, as we engage digitally, we have the opportunity to walk in the way of love and r...

Whether you’re single and live with roommates or married with 5 kids, we all have families, and as we all know, there’s no such thing as a perfect one. In fact, there’s not even an example of a perfect family in the Bible, but we do have a perfect heavenly father. When we make Jesus our first love, it puts family in its proper place. When Jesus is first, we’re set free to embrace family for the gi...

Marriage is important. It’s a relationship that God has given us because we weren’t meant to be alone. It’s also something we should approach with humbleness, reverence, and dedication, but love isn’t always easy. Sometimes, love requires lots of work. However, we should turn our hearts to God when finding ways to improve our marriage and relationships. Ephesians 5:21 tells us, “Submit to one anot...

Did you know we can worship God through our work? Sometimes we can just try to get through with work to get on with the rest of our lives. But, how different would our work be if we saw it as an opportunity to worship? Jesus often tells parables and stories focused on work to express the heart and character of God because work is important. God worked. He created. Jesus worked as a carpenter the m...

The MULTIPLY vision isn’t a task list. It’s a constant reminder that our focus has to be on God in order to make the vision come to fruition. Our 5 Pillars of the MULTIPLY Vision are: Disciples, Leaders, Systems, Churches, and New Ground. These pillars will hold up the MULTIPLY vision if we constantly structure and think about them through the lens of Jesus and intentional disciple making. Sometim...

Don’t let the good news of Jesus end with your life. Throughout this series, we’ve looked at what makes a disciple, but what does a disciple actually do? If we’re truly following Jesus, disciples go after the one. They pursue real, authentic relationships which bring about real life change and lead others to a relationship with Jesus. The beautiful thing is we don’t have to be spiritually mature t...

MULTIPLY has nothing to do with the seating capacity of the church and everything to do with the sending capacity of the church. How we impact schools, businesses and other places dictates how well we’re discipling others. When Jesus equipped his disciples to send them out, he did so in three main ways: with a bias toward action; taking on big challenges with limited resources and an undeniable de...

Have you ever humored Jesus? When Jesus asks Simon to take him out in the water to speak to the crowd, he does so. When Jesus, a carpenter, tells him to drop their nets, Simon tells him they’ve been fishing all night and haven’t caught anything, but he will do it because Jesus says so. Their boats are then filled with fish because of Simon’s obedience. Have you had times in your life when you thou...

Final words matter. In the Great Commission beginning in Matthew 28:16, we see Jesus giving his disciples some parting words to “go and make disciples in all nations.” We’re not called to be Christians who consume messages and feel good about ourselves on a Sunday morning. We’re called to be disciples who go out into the world acting as conduits of the gospel of Jesus, making new disciples whereve...

“For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit… you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” -Acts 1: 5-8. To live a life of purpose and love like Jesus loved, we need help. Jesus realized this and assured the disciples that when he left th...

Sometimes we often use the words interchangeably, but the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the fruit of the Holy Spirit are two different things. When we look at the fruit of the Spirit, we see these produced in our lives when we begin following Jesus. But the gifts of the Holy Spirit are things given to us for a specific purpose to equip the church. In fact, the first gift of the Holy Spirit was the...

One of the most beautiful things about our faith is how we live our lives in the presence of God. The disciples did it as they walked the earth with God in human form in the personhood of Jesus. They learned from him during his ministry and were shocked when he told them he was leaving them, but Jesus promised them another was coming in his place, the Comforter, Advocate, and Guide. As followers o...

The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life” (Job 33:4). What is the Spirit of God? We often neglect the Holy Spirit when thinking about the Trinity, but why? Because it’s hard to grasp? This message unpacks some of those difficult things surrounding the Holy Spirit and provides some insight into not only who the Holy Spirit is but also why it’s important that we recogn...

How to Serve? When thinking about how we serve, we also need to consider why we serve. Serving isn’t something we need to fit into our schedule. Instead, serving others is part of our identity in Jesus. As we grow in our relationship with Jesus, we’ll also grow in our compassion for others and a selfless attitude with which we’ll approach life. Jesus’ life was all about reconciling others to himse...

In this final message of “The Thriving Life” we looked at the story of Paul and Silas and their time in jail in Acts 16. While Paul and Silas are praying and singing hymns, “there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.” Although the foundations of the prison were shaken, the foundations of their faith were not. They could’ve run away from the prison, but they...