When Christ called the church of Ephesus back to its first love, he called all of us back to ours (Revelation 2:4-5). Years of church services and small groups, decades of ministry and study, if we aren’t careful, have the potential of developing into apathy.
Read moreFly 03 — Galatians 2:1-10 — The Beautiful, Acceptable Gospel
Sunday Sermon: Fly 03 — Galatians 2:1-10 — The Beautiful, Acceptable Gospel
Read moreJesus Unlocks Our Senses (Mark 7:31-37)
Here, Jesus goes through Sidon perhaps on a brief missions tour, before heading to the region of the Decapolis. Once there, a group of people begged Jesus to lay his hand of healing on a man who was deaf. If you are new to Jesus today, you might be wondering if this was his normal mode of healing. It wasn't. He healed in many different ways, and this healing was one of his most creative! (4 Minutes/1100 Words)
Read morePrayer Aim: To Know God Better
When the Apostle Paul prayed, what did he ask God to do? This question is not meant to regulate or confine our prayers but to sharpen and elevate them. (3 Minutes/800 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: Does My Parenting Style Teach Obedience?
Does my parenting style teach obedience? Can I teach a version of obedience that is also freeing? A version where they know the boundaries, yet feel free operating within them? Or do I teach obedience that is void of relationship?
Read moreFly 02 — Galatians 1:10-24 — Paul's Gospel Is Legit
Sunday Teaching: Fly 02 — Galatians 1:10-24 — Paul's Gospel Is Legit
Read moreApproach Jesus With Faith for a Supply of His Grace (Mark 7:27–30)
Anyone can partake of Christ, but everyone who does must come with an expectation of grace. If you come with demands built on your own worthiness, if you come with the thought you deserve his blessings, you will miss out. (4 Minutes/1000 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: Marriage Principles From Non-Marriage Verses, Part 2 - The Spirit Transforms Us
Christina and I are not the same people we were in 2002, the year we stood before God and witnesses and declared our covenant of love for one another. As age and life has ticked by, we have both matured. In a sense, because we were relatively young when we married, we have grown up together. But our personal growth is not due entirely to the natural flow of life. No, we have both experienced spiritual transformation at the hands of Jesus Christ. He has shaped and molded us over the years.
Read moreFly 01 — Galatians 1:1-9 — Accept The Gospel As Is
Sunday Teaching: Fly 01 — Galatians 1:1-9 — Accept The Gospel As Is
Read moreAnyone Can Partake of Christ (Mark 7:24-26)
God had promised Abraham, centuries earlier, that in him *all the families of the earth would be blessed*, and Jesus came to bring that multi-national blessing by his blood (Genesis 12:3). Our episode today is a foretaste of his plan. Though the disciples didn't yet understand it, the Jewish Messiah is for everyone! (4 Minutes/1000 Words)
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