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David's hope did not come because his circumstances suddenly improved or because his prayers had already been answered. Instead, his confidence was anchored in the unchanging character of God. Even when David felt abandoned, surrounded by enemies, and overwhelmed by hopelessness, he chose to believe that God is good. Remembering God's faithfulness gave him the strength to declare, "Wait for the Lo...

David teaches us that in times of trouble, we should pray for an undivided heart that is anchored in the Lord's steadfast love. Rather than simply asking God to meet our needs, our prayers should ultimately seek His glory. David prayed that God would help and comfort him so that those who opposed him would see the Lord's faithfulness, mercy, and unfailing love on display. When God answers, others...

Paul closes 1 Corinthians with a powerful reminder that our Christian life begins, continues, and matures only by the grace of Jesus Christ. We are saved by grace, sustained by grace, and transformed by grace. His final prayer, “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you,” points believers back to their continual need for Christ’s grace every day. Paul also ends with, “My love be with you all in Chri...

Because of Christ's resurrection, our work for the Lord has eternal significance. Though our time on earth is brief and ministry can often feel difficult, unnoticed, or fruitless, God sees every act of faith, service, obedience, and gospel ministry. While our earthly bodies will not last, the work we do for Christ will carry into eternity, resulting in eternal rewards,. Therefore, believers should...

“If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.”…we should be living in such a way…with our obedience, our worship, our risk-taking out of faith, our selfless loving and serving other people, our bold proclamation of the gospel, our denying our flesh, our giving of our time and resources, pursuits, desires, decisions out of trust, living that is diametrically...

1 Corinthians 14:3 | On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. So it is meant to build up, not tear down. But upbuilding doesn’t mean it’s always fluffy/positive. It could be corrective, but the end goal is constructive. True prophecy should leave one stronger in faith. Church, that’s the power of prophecy. May we all be eage...

1. What are the Gifts of Tongues and Prophecy? 2. Why is Prophecy more desirable than Tongues? 3. What principle should guide the gifts of prophecy and tongues? Paul says pursue Love and desire the spiritual gifts that build up… and if it can build up the believers in the room, and benefit the unbelievers in the room… then pursue those greater gifts.

We will need each other to discover our gifts. We can’t just pray in our room alone and expect God to send a delivery pigeon with our gift. Part of finding our gifts is serving the church body and learning along the way. Things like spiritual gifts tests are great, but those tests don’t actually know you like other people can. Please do not wait to be certain about your gifting before you try serv...

The Lord said very clearly to me, as I was meditating on this very passage: “I have given you the most excellent way. I’ve given you the ministry of love.” And the Lord says that to each of you who has Christ in you. Moms, if you ever feel like you’re not enough… God has given YOU the most excellent way. You have the ability to love. Who else needs to hear that? You may not have the gift of servic...

John 5:24 | “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. It takes one step of faith to cross over from death to life. One step of repentance- believing that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, the one who died for our sins and rose from the grave. I love that in life you can make 10...

Communion is more than a ritual, it’s a moment of honest self-examination for everyone, whether you’re still exploring faith or already walking with Christ. As we remember Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, we’re reminded that He gave His life for our sins, which invites us to open our hearts fully before Him. Like the prayer in Psalm 139:23–24, we ask God to search us, reveal what’s hidden, and lead...

God is the head of Christ, Christ the head of man, and husband the head of wife. Christ has already run his race. For the joy set before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. And when wives honor their husbands as their head, and husbands honor Christ as their head… And we run our race as if it weren’t about me, but about honoring the...

1 Corinthians 11:1 | 1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Look more like Jesus Be more like Jesus. And the best way to do that… Is to be with Jesus more Because when you’re with Him more… You stop asking: “What can I do?”And you start asking: “What would Jesus do with His freedom?” “How can I do the same?” But the better question is: Should you? Because ● Does it benefit me? ● Does it build ot...

The crucifixion of Christ was so extraordinary that it led the Roman centurion…this military officer…to CONFESS…that Jesus was the Son of God… Responding in AWE…acknowledgment… Church…what is YOUR RESPONSE…to what Jesus has done for us on the cross? HOW WILL YOU CHOOSE TO RESPOND…THIS GOOD FRIDAY?

Romans 6:5 |“For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” Our future expectation changes our present experience. What do you need to press through? If you’ve struggled with loneliness, or struggling in relationships, press on, because ultimately YOU WILL RISE. If you feel imprisoned by your hurt or anger toward another...

So the question “Are we stronger than He?”…is like what we would say, “Never pick a fight with someone twice your size”, “Never steal from someone you can’t outrun”, “Never bring a knife to a gunfight”…and that’s exactly what we do when we as believers, hold on to idols in our lives. And Paul says, you don’t want to do that…there’s consequences…and if you don’t believe me, go ask the Israelites st...

We live in a deeply divided world where politics, culture, and conflict have fueled growing hostility—even to the point that violence no longer shocks us, but while the world keeps promising unity, it has nothing lasting to unify around; as believers, we are called to be different because we are one body with one Savior and one allegiance, and our unity is meant to stand in stark contrast to the w...

Are you willing to become all things to all people? It’s the willingness to put all things aside to meet people where they are. It’s when you discover the thing that distracts and hinders people from hearing, and you decide to make the adjustments just so that they can clearly hear. What will that look like for you this week? Or in your career? Or with your life?

We were all weak when we first came to Jesus. Dead in our trespasses, paralyzed by our sin. When we see those with weaker consciences around us, we more than anyone should be able to identify with their weakness. And we can then see them like Jesus did on the cross - people worth dying for. Because it’s not about our rights when we’re with the weak. Christian community chooses to love right, not l...

When any of us live inward-focused, chasing contentment through what we can gain in this world, we can get trapped in the feeling of not having enough. And when you feel you don’t have enough, enough will never be enough. But contentment is not in what we get in this world, it’s found in what we give. When the focus isn’t on you, but on serving God and serving people, you’ll find incredible joy an...

Today, the Enemy of God wants to target God’s Holy Temple. He wants to defile your temple by deceiving you into believing that what you do with your body doesn’t matter. He wants to make your temple accessible to your boyfriend or your girlfriend outside of sacred marriage. He wants to make your temple accessible to someone else's spouse. He wants to make your temple accessible to prostitutes and...

1 Corinthians 5:5 (ESV) “5 you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.” That’s the goal…RESTORATION…so that that person may be SAVED when they face judgement day… whether you are a believer or not…we all have an appointment with our Creator on that day of judgement. We have to give an account of ourselves to the Lor...

Do you judge on God’s standards of faithfulness, or do you criticize them based on your standards? WHAT IF ministers like the one standing on the street corner with their bullhorn, or any of those in the pictures… stand before Christ on judgment day, and Christ applauds them for actually being faithful to make Jesus known? WHAT IF he finds their motives to be beautiful? WHAT IF he finds their pers...

We will become like and build for who we belong to. I hope we as God’s church never forget what Jesus has done so we can belong to Him. And if you’re not a Jesus follower yet, I hope you hear His invitation today to belong to Him too. Jesus came from heaven to earth, born as an infant, and went from drinking milk to eating solid foods. Jesus lived an extraordinary life, and has welcomed ordinary p...

If you are a believer in the Gospel… Give glory to God. You didn’t figure it out. You didn’t have the wisdom to reason it by yourself. It is by his grace you get it, and by grace you’re saved. Be a messenger of the Gospel you received, and trust in the Spirit’s Power to be with your message, and for the Spirit’s power to help the recipient receive. Stop putting the pressure on yourself to have to...