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Jesus says that the way we treat others, especially those who cannot give back to us, reveals a lot about our hearts. It's easy to be generous with those in higher positions as they can reward us, or hurt us. But what about the lowest of people? Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock.org/daily-devotionals/

In the midst of speaking about generosity, Jesus speaks about the need to have a good eye rather than an evil eye. What is Jesus talking about?! Tapping into a metaphor that continues even today, Jesus reveals the importance of seeing the world rightly, the way that God sees it! Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock.org/daily-devotionals/

We often pray for God to grant our request but what if Jesus had already revealed the secret of tapping into God's generosity? What if there was something that you could do that would guarantee God's generosity to you? Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock.org/daily-devotionals/

In a tear-filled good-bye to his brothers and sisters in Ephesus, Paul reminds them that it is more blessed to give than to receive. These words of Jesus were lived out in front of them. Generosity is nothing less than full life in Christ. Failing to be generous is missing the opportunity to truly live! Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock....

Sermon #7 of Highrock's summer sermon series ("Flavor: Taste of the Fruit of the Spirit") from Mark 10:17-27 NIV

In this flashback to May 22, 2023, Peter tells us that the path to happiness and peace is to love one another like family and to repay insults with blessings. This Peter is so unlike the immature and impulsive person we saw in the Gospels. Peter is passing on what he learned from Jesus, that we must move from being peace lovers to peacemakers. Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a...

When the peace of Christ rules in our hearts, we will finally live at peace with others and experience the feeling of peace we so often desire. What does it look like to move toward that peace? The apostle Paul shares several steps that we can all take together today. Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://bit.ly/hrdailydevos

We are instructed to do all we can to make peace, which might feel like quite a burden. This command feels considerably lighter when we remember that it is not all up to us. We can do only what we can, and must leave the rest up to God. There is great peace in knowing our limits and trusting God for the rest in this broken world! Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start...

Jesus desires to give us peace and to give in a way that is so different than the way the world gives. This peace of Christ differs in at least three important ways from the supposed peace offered by the world, and this difference can utterly transform how we live, pray, and love one another! Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock.org/daily-d...

So many of us eagerly desire peace but so few of us truly understand how to lay hold of the peace that God desires for us. Rejoicing, being gentle toward others, praying, and giving thanks are all expressions of being at peace with God. It is this peace that will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highro...

Guest preacher Richard Lee (International Justice Mission) shares sermon #6 of Highrock's summer sermon series ("Flavor: Taste of the Fruit of the Spirit") from Matthew 14:22-33 (NIV)

In this flashback to November 14, 2022, we see Mary Magdalene and another female follower of Jesus encountering a fiery angel at Jesus' empty tomb. The guards had fainted as if dead but the women experienced the assurance of the angel saying, "Don't be afraid!" They left that place still afraid but also filled with joy, which serves as a powerful picture of the life of faith to which Jesus calls u...

Joy can be a tremendously vulnerable emotion, opening us up to all kinds of disappointments and heartache. Perhaps that is why Peter reminds us of the absolutely security of our joy, founded in the ironclad promises of God. We can have joy now because we know that our future joy is guaranteed by the almighty God! Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www...

In this Olympic moment, it is appropriate to consider the champion of the ultimate race who, because of the joy before him, overcame all obstacles. What can Jesus teach us about staying connected to that joy? What joy has God promised that might give you strength even now? Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock.org/daily-devotionals/

At the Last Supper, Jesus told his disciples about the secret to complete joy! And that secret is obedience to his instructions. We often imagine that obedience mean giving up our own joy by doing what God wants rather than what we want, so why did Jesus so strongly connect joy with obedience? Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock.org/daily-...

In rapid-fire succession, Paul instructs us to be continually joyful, and prayerful, and thankful. These are not separate commands. Rather, they are like a 3-legged stool that cannot hold us without all three legs. God deeply cares about our joy, and our joy is possible only when partnered with continual prayer and gratitude! Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here...

Guest Preacher Tammy Swanson-Draheim shares sermon #5 of Highrock's summer sermon series ("Flavor: Taste of the Fruit of the Spirit") from Galatians 5:19-23 NRSV

In this flashback to October 7, 2022, we Jesus offers a dark prediction about the impending failure of the disciples. Despite their promises, they would abandon Jesus. Even so, Jesus promises that he will be waiting for them on the other side. No matter what you have done or will do, Jesus will be waiting for you on the other side. Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Star...

Daily Devo | Where the Rubber Meets the Road (Fruit of the Spirit. Patience, Romans 12:9-21) In today's Devo Pastor Dave and Pastor Taylor explore the extremely challenging dynamic of patiently pursuing justice in the face of evil while not simultaneously losing sight of the humanity of evil-doers.

Daily Devo | How Sure Are We? (Fruit of the Spirit - Patience. Romans 8:22-25) In this Devo Pastor Taylor and Pastor Dave discuss the relationship between patience and confidence. Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock.org/daily-devotionals

Daily Devo | Testing Your Patience (Fruit of the Spirit - Patience. Psalm 37:1-9) In this Devo Pastor Dave and Pastor Taylor discuss why it is that God allows evil and suffering to continue in the world. This episode experienced some technical difficulties, the quality dips intermittently in the second half. Our apologies. Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: h...

In the first of four conversations this week about patience Pastor Taylor and Pastor Dave dive into why it is that the same theme keeps coming up over and over again in the scriptures. Looking for a previous devo? Want to share one with a friend? Start here: https://www.highrock.org/daily-devotionals/

Sermon #4 of Highrock's summer sermon series ("Flavor: Taste of the Fruit of the Spirit") from John 11:1-7, 11-15, 17-21 NIV

Sermon #3 of Highrock's summer sermon series ("Flavor: Taste of the Fruit of the Spirit") from Galatians 5:19-23 NIV

Sermon #2 of Highrock's summer sermon series ("Flavor: Taste of the Fruit of the Spirit") from Galatians 5:19-23 NIV