Tom Norvell shares with us that fear keeps a protective covering over ourselves and keeps us from seeing and experiencing the beauty and wonder that God has for us in our world and in other people.
06/14/2013 by Tom Norvell
We don't have to live in fear of God, waiting for him to zap us when we make a mistake. Yes, our God is a just God who will punish sin. But for those of us who seek him, who enter into a relationship with him, he is merciful and good. His love frees us fr
06/05/2013 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware uses the story of Eve and Seth to give us encouragement for those times when we think we've failed as a parent.
05/12/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and this week focuses on the The Hour of Darkness, Jesus' time on the cross and his crucifixion and passion.
03/24/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story by looking at Peter's confession of Jesus and how Jesus takes flawed, broken, messed-up people and builds his church that is unstoppable.
03/17/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues with his series on The Story focusing on the What Is and Who Is and the Why Is of Jesus' coming.
03/10/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware gets us back into The Story by taking us to Jesus' birth and looking from the prologue of the Gospel of John to try to understand what it means.
02/24/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware finishes his series on What is Core by talking about worship and the importance of meeting together in big and small groups, but also living out the life God has called us to lead, being a reflection of the righteous character and gracious compa
02/10/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds us that we are all God's gifted children and that God has put his signature on each of us in three different ways.
02/05/2013 by Phil Ware
Rick Brown talks about Jesus not just missing from the nativity, but also from Christmas and from our lives and yet we can use this time to restore him to his rightful place in our lives.
12/15/2012 by Rick Brown
Rubel Shelly risks being misunderstood by talking about the frustration of trying to win God's grace by living perfectly and over-analyzing our sins, failures, mistakes, and missteps.
12/04/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Many times, our zeal to condemn sin can make the vulnerable among us feel alienated from God.
11/28/2012 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the moral climate behind the messes that we often cause and the way out of the mess we are in.
11/25/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Rick Brown leads us to see prayer in a fresh way, but also the way of Jesus.
09/28/2012 by Rick Brown
Hypocrites say one thing while intending to do another. That is not what Christians do.
09/12/2012 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware continues his series of messages related to "The Story" curriculum, using Abraham's call to be a blessing to be a reminder to us as well.
09/02/2012 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues with The Story and focuses on the first eleven chapters of Genesis and the Fall and the brokenness of our world.
08/26/2012 by Phil Ware
Max Lucado reminds us that pride often keeps us in failure and compounds mistakes and sinks us deeper in sin.
08/24/2012 by Max Lucado
From Cain to Jesus to Paul to us, we are responsible for each other. We are our brother's keeper. But, and this makes all the difference, we are to hold each other accountable to the teachings of Jesus as members of a family, wanting the best for each oth
08/01/2012 by Bill Brant
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the group of those who claim none for religion is growing quickly in the U.S. and that they do so because they are are tired of the hypocrisy.
07/20/2012 by Rubel Shelly
We need to be willing to put our faith in God, even when it's not popular to do so. We need to be willing to stand up for what's right, no matter what others may say. We need to seek the glory that comes from God rather than the praise of men.
07/11/2012 by Tim Archer
I celebrate my independence every day. Jesus set me free from my sin.
07/04/2012 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware continues his series on the I AM statements in the Gospel of John focusing on Jesus being the bread of life.
06/10/2012 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose talks about moving from waiting to tell the story to being the story in someone's life today.
05/22/2012 by Ron Rose
And while David says, “My sin is always before me” (Psalm 51:2), he is also attributed as saying, “Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11). If you know the story of David, his choices had consequences to the e
04/18/2012 by Bill Brant