Posts from January 2015
Ever After – Life Lessons Learned in my Castle of Chaos
Ladies’ Mid-Week Life Group Starting Wednesday, 2/25/2015, 6:30 pm Most every woman dreams about having a family and a building a home. We grow up on a steady diet of fairytales and chick flicks that drive our dreams . . . and leave us with a sugarcoated version of reality. We want it all: the prince, the kiss, the proposal, the ring, the castle, and eventually, the kids in smocked rompers playing cheerfully on the perfectly manicured lawn. Our hopes…
Cover Me – Day of War
Men’s Mid-Week Life Group Starting Wednesday, 1/28/2015, 6:30 pm Cliff Graham’s Lion of War series is powerfully resonating with readers through its intense and gritty depiction of epic biblical struggles. By addressing heart-felt issues that transcend time, Graham’s work invites us into deeper introspection by igniting a desire for lasting change. In the first study guide for the Lion of War series, Cover Me satisfies the desire for authentic life-transformation by taking us on a unique journey from Graham’s historical…
LIFE Redefined – Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount contains some of the most widely known passages of his teaching ministry yet they are probably the least obeyed. It is his clearest description of the nature of the Kingdom he came to inaugurate, yet it establishes a standard beyond our experience and even our ability. Jesus’ sermon is filled with contrasts between citizens of his Kingdom and those of the world, between his subjects and the outwardly religious. He quotes often from the Torah but says…
Discerning the Call of God – Introduction
What is God’s call on my life? Most Christians have wrestled with that question and some of us multiple times. Many get frustrated and simply give up thinking it is not possible to know the mind of God. A few turn it into a mystical quest and others think they can verbally strong-arm God making him reveal it by saying the “right things.” Part of our problem is that God doesn’t always communicate it to us in a way we want or expect it. How often…
Incarnating the Gospel in 2015
Here’s some simple things that if you are intentional about them in 2015 will help you live your life more missionally and incarnate (put flesh on) the Gospel with those who you work and live with. Make these ideas more than just a resolution. Make them goals with actionable tasks that you measure and monitor. 1. Things You Are Already Doing Opportunities Hospitality Invite non-believing friends over for a meal. Invite non-believing friends over for a game or movie night (with snacks). Throw a…