Being a follower of Jesus makes one's life NEW and notice the words that said old things have passed away. When you make that decision to follow Jesus and are baptized, then your "old things" do not matter to God anymore; you are NEW.
01/08/2014 by Bill Brant
Ron Rose shares with us about weight problems, not pounds, but hidden weight with regret, worries, burdens, resentments, failures, and those kinds of things that we need to leave behind after we have handed them over to Jesus.
01/04/2014 by Ron Rose
Rubel Shelly re-shares a prayer for the New Year and a fresh start on life.
01/02/2014 by Rubel Shelly
Every man's life is divided into "Before Christ" and "After Christ." We come to know of him, we learn about him, then we decide. We decide to reject him and all that he stands for. Or we believe in him, and receive all that he has to offer.
01/01/2014 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware gives us three key principles to follow as we approach the New Year, ask the Lord what he wants us to do, learn to rest, and get to know Jesus better.
12/30/2013 by Phil Ware
When God sent his Son to earth, the birth announcement was given twice: once generations before his birth and then when it happened.
12/25/2013 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor with a focus on accountability -- both holding others accountable and holding ourselves accountable for our growth in the Lord.
12/09/2013 by Phil Ware
Phillip Morrison, with a few words of introduction by Phil Ware, reflects on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the events that include Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby and the time that all of America became a church.
11/22/2013 by Phillip Morrison
Rubel Shelly shares insight on the whole Bible and our need to read the whole Bible, not just the New Testament.
10/11/2013 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware shares the sweet prayer request from one of the translators in a predominantly Muslim nation wracked with violence and bloodshed: "Please pray for the terrorists that they know Jesus Christ like Saul who became Paul :)"
09/16/2013 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose reminds us that influence and starting over and being a new creation is something God does all the time and we just need to begin.
08/03/2013 by Ron Rose
Phil Ware talks about what to do when relationships are shattered and how it feels easier to trade in those relationships for new ones, but asks if this is really smartest and if it honors Christ and our walk with God.
06/02/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series that parallels The Story and he brings us to the resurrection of Jesus through the humiliation of his disciples and himself and tying his message to the garments of Jesus.
03/31/2013 by Phil Ware
The crucifixion and resurrection are at the heart of the good news of Jesus. He came to this world, was rejected and killed, then overcame death and the grave. One day he will come again, and God will judge the world through him. Those who have put their
03/27/2013 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware takes us back to The Story, God's story and our story and reminds us that while rebuilding infrastructure for a city and country is hard, it is even harder to rebuild the morale, moral, and faith foundation.
02/17/2013 by Phil Ware
Jesus promises new life. Part of new life is getting rid of the old one.
01/30/2013 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware continues his series on What is Core by talking about baptism and why it is important.
01/20/2013 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly writes about the New Year, 2013, and talks about what the year will bring and also about being superstitious.
01/04/2013 by Rubel Shelly
New weeks and new years feel like new beginnings, but only God can truly make things new.
01/02/2013 by Tim Archer
Ron Rose writes about redemption and even more of sanctification, the slow work of God to transform us into something new and better and more like Him and reminds us that this is a process.
01/01/2013 by Ron Rose
Phil Ware describes several passages of Scripture that use the image of a mother bird or a woman in labor to express their love for new Christians, and then says this is the highest compliment a mom can receive.
05/13/2012 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds us to live life expecting it to be an adventure with Jesus in which we are surprised and learn new things again and again.
05/04/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Ruble Shelly helps think through some of the challenges of change!
03/01/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Rick Brown reminds us that even though we may have already begun to slip back into the old way of living, the New Year can be bring us fresh life if we remember this.
01/17/2012 by Rick Brown
Phil Ware continues his series, Better Broken, focusing on the problem of there being 11 apostles and how people fail us and what are we doing to do to go on after we've been betrayed.
01/15/2012 by Phil Ware