Dumb Things Smart Christians Do: Bad Decisions 2
The decisions we make — both big and small — are incredibly important, because what we DECIDE is what we DO. And what we do shapes both the direction and quality of our lives. Today we examine three “lenses” we look through that tend to block out God’s perspective on …
Dumb Things Smart Christians Do: Bad Decisions
Christians aren’t immune from making bad decisions. Our old “sin nature” continues urging us to do dumb things — but we can fight back. And part of fighting back has to do with asking smart questions when we’re processing decisions. Today we’ll discover three helpful questions we can use when …
Dumb Things Smart Christians Do: I Can’t
Often times we look for a variety of things to say “I Can’t” but in order to follow God, we need to be able to give God everything we have and everything we are. It’s an all in offer from God to us and from us to God.
In the Presence of My Enemies
When our enemies are present, we can assume it’s because God is absent. When we’re in the middle of troubles, pain, sickness, and mental anguish, we might conclude it’s because God has left us; he’s abandoned us; he no longer cares. But we’d be wrong. That’s exactly where God meets us, sustains …
Dumb Things Smart Christians Do: Being Judgy
Have you ever felt judged? Yep. And it’s always painful. Harder question: have we ever judged others? Yep, again! And it’s dumb — because it always chases people from our lives and never moves people in the direction we were hoping for! Today we discover what the Bible says about …
Dumb Things Smart Christians Do: Isolation
There’s something within our human nature that tells us to hide when we’re facing trouble. Like Adam and Eve hiding from God and each other, we mistakenly think we can self-protect by running away from community. But God’s desire is to move us out of isolation and into community — …
Christian Conduct 1b
Followers of Jesus are to obey the authorities in their lives. We’re told this repeatedly and consistently in the New Testament. But is “obedience” an iron-clad rule without exception? The Bible shows us there are times when, like the Apostles, “we must obey God rather than any human authority.” Today …
Christian Conduct 1a
The conduct of those who follow Jesus should be different than how it used to be when we were following our own path. And the Bible is clear that part of that difference is learning to live “under” the authority of others — actually becoming obedient in ways that reflect …
Christian Conduct 1.5
“Be ready to do whatever is good.” Before we start thinking that statement is a generic Christian throw-away line, we’re going to take a deeper look. And what we find is that this idea — of doing good — is woven throughout Scripture and is at the very core of …
Finding True Freedom in Christ
On this Fourth of July, Pastor Lisa shares on how we should consider freedom in a spiritual aspect so that we would not be held captive by anything. Jesus came to this world and paid a high price for us to walk in the truth of God’s word. Pastor Lisa …
A Seat at the Table
So much of life changes when we discover who we truly are and that we belong. It’s the story of God’s love for us — that we are not rejected, but accepted as his own. Because of Jesus, there is a seat at the table for you!
Christian Conduct 2.0
How does God expect us to live toward each other — especially during challenging times when we have strongly held positions about everything from politics to vaccinations? We find we’re called to a new way of living, radically different from the way we used to be.