LATEST WRITINGS
An Invitation to Communion
For nearly two millennia, followers of Jesus have gathered to partake in communal meals. In various times and traditions, these meals took different names and forms such as Love Feasts, Holy Communion, or The Lord’s Supper. At their core, all of these originate in a...
Forgiveness: Embracing and Extending
Forgiveness lies at the very cornerstone of the Christian faith. Through the unconditional love and forgiveness God offers us through Jesus Christ, we experience liberation from the shackles of sin. As believers, we need to understand that forgiveness is not just an...
Watch and Pray
In the last days of Jesus’s earthly ministry as He embraced the cross, He made some of the most profound statements in the New Testament. One of those statements was on the subject of prayer, when Jesus instructs His disciples that they are to watch and pray. They...
Listen: The Fathers Voice
The Spirit of God is continually convicting us and drawing us as Jesus is constantly interceding on our behalf at the right hand of the Father. The aim of our lives is to be found faithful to the end and hear the words from the master saying, “Well done, good and...
The Church: E4 Gifts
Paul speaks in Ephesians about the ministry gifts that Jesus left with His disciples when His ascended into Heaven. Ephesians four describes apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers that are given to equip the church. Their primary function is to train,...
Fasting
Fasting is the act of voluntarily abstaining from food, and sometimes even water, for a specific time to seek God with particular intensity. It is not an attempt to twist God’s arm, nor appear holy before men, but instead, it is a vehicle to help direct our hearts and...
Sabbath: Resting in Faith
The Ten Commandments were written to former slaves that had been miraculously delivered from Egypt and included the fourth command to "remember the sabbath" Exodus 20:8-11. They had worked as slaves seven days a week, with no rest—a constant fear-driven work. While we...
Water Baptism
Water baptism has been a controversial subject throughout most of the history of the Church. Early in the life of the Church, people began to add formulas, rituals, and requirements to this spiritual truth that was not present in the New Testament teaching. Like...
Serve Jesus’ Church
"Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of...
Choose
“...But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15 The book of Joshua recounts the story of how the people of Israel that had once been slaves in Egypt conquered the land that God had given them. Because of their faithless response to the word of...
The Upper Room
Why the Upper Room? Recently, we gathered with some young people to talk about how God was leading us in this season and seeking His will for our lives individually and as members of a local church. What became clear was that God was calling us to a fresh devotion to...
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Choose
“...But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15 The book of Joshua recounts the story of how the people of Israel that had once been slaves in Egypt conquered the land that God had given them. Because of their faithless response to the word of...
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The Upper Room
Why the Upper Room? Recently, we gathered with some young people to talk about how God was leading us in this season and seeking His will for our lives individually and as members of a local church. What became clear was that God was calling us to a fresh devotion to...
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Listening To Find Provision
In Matthew 7:24, Jesus says that the wise man hears His words and acts upon them. He also compares that person to a man who builds his house on the rock. Recently, we have been reminded through the messages in our church that we do not listen to God’s words for...
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Lord At Thy Birth
One Advent - Two Narratives At Christmas, Christian families and friends gather to celebrate the holiday season and reflect on God's goodness. Some may even go as far as to read the Christmas story of the birth of Christ. A favorite passage to read comes from The...