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Proverbs 3:9 tells us to "Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits..." The principle of giving the first ten percent of one's income is prevalent throughout scripture, and Jesus only raised the standard of giving with His life and through His teachings. Some believers today allow fear, greed, and rebellion to keep them from giving, but those who are obedient in honoring God with th...

To be a full functioning church family, we all need to work together and serve together. We are ALL called to serve because Jesus first served us. John 13:15 says, "I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done for you." Family works together.  

There are many different types of membership. The truest picture of scriptural, church membership is a family. As family we are responsible to each other and show up for one another on a regular basis. Hebrews 10:24-25 says, “Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another.”

Everyone is looking for understanding to overcome the confusion of life. There are many voices telling us what they believe is THE right way to believe and live or even telling us to follow our own hearts; but true clarity comes when we trust God and his Word! Isaiah 55:9 says, “For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your...

Many of us have the natural tendency to want control, but the need for control is rooted in pride, selfishness, and fear! You can have control or growth but you can’t have both. Proverbs 3:5-10 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." You need to let go to grow!

When we accept Jesus as our Savior, we are transformed into a new person! Baptism is a public celebration that your old life is gone and your new life has begun! 2 Colossians 2:12 says, “For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.” You can’t say hello to the new you wi...

Everyone deals with failure. In fact, the Bible records the failures of some of the most faith-filled people in history. Failure is just an event; it doesn't define you as a person! We have already been redeemed by our Mighty Savior, Jesus. Zephaniah 3:17 says, "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save."

God the Father loves to bless his children with unexpected gifts. Jesus Christ was the greatest gift ever given, and the way God sent him to us as written in Luke chapter 2 was unexpected, personal and life changing! Christmas is a special time for us to remember to receive and share this most perfect gift.

Each Christian has a story about their redemption and salvation through Jesus. God uses saved people to reach lost people. God wants to give you the opportunity to share your story with others so they might be saved. When you BLESS others, it’s not a matter of IF you will get to share, but WHEN! Mark 16:15 says, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” Your story is important—...

Hell is a real place of never-ending suffering. So, how could a loving God send people to hell? The better question to ask is, “How could someone reject such a loving God?” 1 Timothy 2:4 says God, “...wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.” Sadly, many choose the road to hell by rejecting God’s truth.

Some people think all religions lead to the same God, but it’s not true. Jesus described only two roads that lead to your meeting with the one, true God: a wide road of religious works that ultimately leads to destruction and a narrow road of grace that leads to eternal life. Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

God’s Word says to love Him with all of our hearts AND our minds. Some Christians fear that science undermines our faith in God, but when we look closely we find that scientific evidence supports Christianity even when scientists don’t! Though the Bible wasn’t written as a scientific textbook, we can see thousands of examples that the Bible and science line up perfectly.

Are there contradictions in the Bible? The quick answer is “no!” Sometimes what may seem like a contradiction is actually a language barrier or is Scripture taken out of context. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true.” Read it, be confident in teaching it, and be fulfilled as you study more of God’s Word.

Most skeptics don’t want to believe miracles are possible, but God has always been and continues to be a miracle-working God. Jesus instructed in John 14:13 “You can ask for anything in my Name, and I will do it so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.” We can boldly pray for miracles and trust God for the results because he’s always good regardless of the outcome.

Leaders are a gift to the church; but they are also just people who struggle with sin at times. When someone lets you down, remember they are not the hero of our faith, Jesus is. Like Jesus, we can respond with mercy and compassion. Hurt will come but it doesn’t have to stay or wreck your ability to benefit from good leadership.

The Bible makes it clear that “we will have trouble” in this world, especially as we make progress in being Bold for Jesus. In Nehemiah 4, the Jews were forced to fight as they rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem. Just like them, the weapon is formed against us but it won’t prosper because we will succeed when we remember who we’re fighting for and who we are fighting with!

Romans 8:37 says, "...we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." We are called to have Bold faith for God. When we unify with others and look back at how God has provided in the past, God builds our faith and remedies our disgrace. We walk behind the Conqueror, reaping the benefits of His work.

Did you know your future will be determined by how faithful you are today? Galatians 6:7 says, "Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant." You can plan to be blessed by being generous and faithful. As you plant good seeds with a pure heart, God will reward you with more than you planted so that you can be even more faithful and generous to build Go...

We learn in 1 Timothy 2:4 that God desires that all people would be saved from their destructive ways. Lost people fear no one can help them. But God has placed you in their lives to bring them hope. Do you care that they are far from God? If not, why don't you? May God break our hearts and help us to care about what HE cares about that we might step out in BOLDNESS.

I love my church because my church is changing the world! We build our culture and future plans on reaching people far from God so they can experience new life in Jesus! 1 Timothy 2:4 says, “God our Savior... desires all men to be saved.” We will do whatever it takes to reach the lost and grow disciples!