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Ever feel like running away from what God asks of you? This is exactly what happened to Jonah, who ran from God’s call. In Jonah’s story, we explore why we resist His plans, the cost of disobedience, and how God uses storms in our lives to wake us up. The good news is that God offers second chances despite our running, and our obedience leads to transformation, even when it’s uncomfortable.

If we look at 1 Corinthians 14, should we read this scripture literally? Is it a universal command to all churches for all times, or was Paul addressing a specific situation with the Corinthians church that leaves an enduring principle for us? As we look at the entire bible and this specific scripture, we can see that it communicates an enduring principle to apply, not a universal command to enfor...

If Jesus were living in America today, would He even vote? The answer is emphatically “yes.” Although Jesus wasn’t born into a constitutional republic like the one we live in and doesn’t have a voting record, we do have His Word, in which He reveals His values, standards, priorities, and desires. We can look at what God says, look at what He did, and then apply His wisdom to our lives.

There is a myth that you get all the Holy Spirit you could ever want or need when you are saved, but that’s not true. You can receive more of the Holy Spirit by being baptized in the Holy Spirit as Christians were in scripture on multiple occasions. We all should want all of the Holy Spirit we can get.

If you were asked if you consider yourself a loving person, what would you say? Many of us would say we are loving, but the world we live in today promotes a warped and twisted view of love that does not line up with what God says love is. Love is not strong affection, sexual attraction, or blind affirmation. Love isn’t either what we say it is but what God says it is. In 1 Corinthians 13, we get...

God uses all of us together to make up a healthy and effective body. Yet, so often, in the body of Christ, just like in every relationship you’ve ever had, you struggle to value those who are gifted differently than you. It’s not because you are a particularly bad person but because you are human. This is what happened at the church in Corinth and what we are still seeing happen today.

Every person who has been born again has at least one spiritual gift. Do you know what yours is? You may look at your natural talents, but spiritual gifts are not the same as your natural talents. Spiritual gifts come by being born again, and when you use those gifts, God blesses it and blesses others through it.

As we prepare to explore the Gifts of the Spirit, it is important to do foundation work on who the gift giver is. So, who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is not wind, but he’s like the wind. He’s not a dove, but he descended like a dove. He’s not fire, but he burns like a refining fire. The Holy Spirit is a person, our helper, our friend, and our God. And it’s the Holy Spirit who works in us a...

1 Corinthians 11 discusses head coverings and headship, which can be confusing for many people. It seems to say that everyone should cover their heads, but we also need to consider the time and culture at the time it was written. Looking at other parts of the Bible and this passage, we can see that it’s about more than just covering your head. There are important lessons that still matter to us to...

The journey of the Israelites to the Promised Land was marked by highs and lows. Guided by divine blessings and miracles, they navigated numerous challenges yet also encountered significant failures. Just like them, we receive God’s blessings, but these blessings don’t mean everything will be easy. We will face challenges and temptations, and we must be ready to guard against them.

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 9 that his purpose in life is to spread the Good News, see people saved, and bring people to Christ. This was his purpose, and it should be our purpose, too. You might not be a full-time gospel preacher, but you are a full-time gospel worker. You’re a full-time citizen of heaven, a full-time child of God, and a full-time friend of Jesus. You have unique gifts, talents,...

What if God is not as opposed to obscurity as we are? What if obscurity isn’t as bad as we think it is? Many of us want to escape obscurity, while God might desire to use it to do something in us. We might be trying to sprint from the pastures to the palace, and we’re running from the place God wants to use to do work in our hearts. God is a God who loves to use obscurity in the lives of his peopl...

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the noise of the world drifting away from God’s truth? As we see in Paul’s letter to Timothy, we are called to anchor our lives in the unwavering truth and ways of God, even when everyone else is pulling in the opposite direction. When others live away from God and His ways, we will stay devoted to the Lord and cling to His truth. This is the message that Paul had fo...

We are living in the age of perpetual offense, where we’re quick to judge, quick to criticize, quick to condemn, and quick to cancel anyone who offends us. We see this in politics, music, news, and social media through cynicism, complaining, disrespect, backbiting, tearing down, and cancel culture. Division is everywhere. People are going off on each other about anything and everything. And Christ...

How many of us ask God for special treatment? When we hold on to assumptions on how God should be healing us we might be rejecting solutions because we don't like that it's not be the easy way to do something. If we're obedient to God, and begin to humble ourselves, and listen to the Holy Spirit, we open the door to the miraculous work of God. Lean in to whatever God is telling you to...

Many people think of Psalm 23 as a passage to read at a funeral or in hardship. But it’s not just a psalm of comfort in times of despair; it’s a word of encouragement for all of life. In this sermon, we’ll dive deep, verse by verse, into the meaning of this Psalm and how it applies to our lives today.

When you have an anointing from God, there will be side effects. It may not be what you expect, but the anointing will enable and empower you to do things that would not be possible without God’s help or strength. We see this when David was anointed as the future King of Israel. When David was first anointed, he didn’t immediately become King. Still, the anointing empowered him to do things that w...

The longer you are a Christian, the more you think you have doctrine all figured out. You might even get to the point where you are having advanced theological debates. But when it comes to gray issues or disputable matters, you may not know as much as you think you do. In those cases, you should pray and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you. It would also help if you got counsel from wise people, you...

Marriage is a sacrificial and mutually beneficial commitment between one man and one woman for one lifetime. That is how God intended it. But for many, when marriage isn’t what it’s supposed to be, they are quick to quit and stop doing what they promised to do. This is not what God intended for marriage. Although there can be possible justifications for divorce due to the “hardness of heart” (such...

You might be here today, struggling through a difficult season and feeling like you don’t know how to fix it. You’ve even turned to various remedies to patch up yourself and your relationship with God, but it doesn’t work. What may be happening is that God is inviting you amid your circumstances to find Him in a whole new way. He is inviting you to get in the dirt and roll around with Him so that...

In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul gives us practical advice on how to live a fulfilling Christian life regardless of your marital status. If you are single, remember that this waiting season is an opportunity to become the person that the kind of person you want to marry would like to marry. If you are married, God’s plan is for you to enjoy the sanctity of marriage. So whether single or married, young or...

When you go through difficult situations, from which none of us are exempt, whether it’s the loss of a job, a breakup in a relationship, or a diagnosis that you never thought was going to come, you have an opportunity to respond in such a way to turn it for the advantage of what God has for your life. You must learn to leverage your unfair opportunities so God can bring about a greater purpose in...

One issue our world is very confused about is the sin of homosexuality. Even some Christians are confused and deceived about this matter. So, in this sermon, we will look at what the bible says about homosexuality. We will talk about some of the most common lies, points of confusion, and clever deceptions you’re likely to hear or struggle with as a Christian.

There is no way around it — the body of Christ will experience some drama and conflict just by going about ordinary life. The question then is, how do you handle this? Thankfully, the Word of God directs us in handling disputes, and it’s similar to what you’d expect from a family — by being able to forgive and show mercy.

Christianity often gets associated with the cross, but without the resurrection, our faith would be meaningless. We’re here because Jesus died and rose again! The resurrection is the foundation of our faith and is why we can have eternal life. Nobody else has that power but Jesus, and His resurrection proves it!