An Upgraded Faith: Love
If faith is the operating system of Christian belief, and God’s promises are the code, then love is absolutely the language in which it’s written. Love is central to how our faith in Jesus is to be lived out. Without it, no matter how smart or spiritually powerful we are, …
An Upgraded Faith: Forgiveness
Forgiveness is one of the most challenging upgrades to our faith — but it’s essential if we want to live free from the brokenness others have splashed onto our lives. And it’s essential if we’re to have a faith that’s useful and effective. But it’s hard! So what actually is …
An Upgraded Faith: Repentance
Faith that doesn’t grow will just stop working. It becomes useless. So God’s word tells us to add to our faith — or upgrade it. And the first upgrade that’s needed is goodness, because faith alone doesn’t make us good. And to upgrade to a faith that’s good requires us …
An Upgraded Faith
Did you know your faith needs upgrading? Just like your smartphone will stop working if you never update it — or worse yet it’ll be hacked — Peter says your faith will become ineffective and unproductive. Dive into this new series about faith upgrades, and discover how they can cause …
The Circle of God’s Will Part 5
The book of Jude is just one chapter long but is packed with powerful truths about how we’re to live as God’s people. In Jude we learn to defend the faith and walk in God’s mercy.
A Tale of Two People
Psalm One presents a vivid picture of two types of people, the choices that they make, and the destinations they reach. Our key thought for this week will be the delight the righteous man has in reading, meditating, and applying the truths of Scripture, and the blessing that brings into …
Questions at Jesus Feet
There are many times when we get caught up or stuck in a place that we do not understand as we learn and explore more about God and His word. And often times when we get stuck, we choose to stay stuck because we do not want to ask questions. …
3 Critical Errors
Have you ever had a “critical error” pop up on your computer? No fun. It can totally shut you down. As frustrating as they are, what’s even worse are critical errors in our lives. And they can happen all too often in the areas of our faith. Today we’re looking …
The Circle of God’s Will: Breakthrough Moments
Do you need a breakthrough? A defining insight or event that puts you on track for the seasons ahead? What if you didn’t have to wait for one of these breakthrough moments to strike from out of the blue, but could cultivate a life that grows them? Let’s look at …
The Circle of God’s Will – Why do I still hit roadblocks?
One of the most frustrating things in our lives — especially when we’re committed to following Jesus — is continuing to run into roadblocks. Who likes running into brick walls? What purpose could they serve? Why would God allow them? Today we’re diving deeper into the conversation about God’s will, …
The Circle of God’s Will – Part 2
How do you view God’s will? Like a target, with his “perfect” will as the bullseye? Or like a wide-open field where you can run and be free? How you think about God’s will has vast implications for how we live as followers of Jesus. Dive with us into this …
The Circle of God’s Will – Part 1
Many people think God’s will is a mystery or even unknowable. But that’s not what the Bible shows us. We can absolutely know we are living in his will, doing just what we were created to do — and today we’re discovering how that’s possible.