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ATTENTION MARRIED WOMEN: God will use your marriage to help disciple you!
Surrender to Christ seriously means surrender. If you’re a Christian, that means you surrendered your life to Christ. Surrender means you literally die to yourself - your nature, your wants, your will, and you begin to live for Christ. Your surrender to Christ was day...
Don’t Let Discouragement Dictate Your Steps and Keep You from Entering into God’s Best.
ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS – How We Help Each Other Surrender to Christ
NO WOMAN IS AN ISLAND We just can’t do the Jesus thing alone. This means that community is not an optional part of our spiritual lives. We cannot obey all the “one anothers” in Scripture without “others.” But there is an aspect of community that is essential for...
Are You Spiritually Paralyzed in the Present Because Of a Past Mistake?
BEING with Jesus is the first step in reflecting God’s Kingdom. (Part Two)
In my last blog (Is the Kingdom of God operating in your life right here, right now?), I talked about God’s Kingdom operating in and through our lives NOW. But HOW does that happen? Well, it starts with a willingness to spend time with Jesus on a regular basis. There...
Is the Kingdom of God operating in your life right here, right now? (Part One)
One of the most pivotal points in my walk had to do with my understanding of God's Kingdom, the authority of Christ, and what that meant for my life right here, right now. My previous perceptions warped my understanding of the Gospel and what Jesus really came here to...
Examine Yourself: Is Being Unteachable Hindering Your Spiritual Growth?
Deep spiritual growth requires a teachable spirit Do you realize it's possible to read the Bible every day, go to church every Sunday, listen to podcasts, and devour Christian books, but still not grow in your walk with God? You may be gaining more knowledge, but it's...
Three Key Things to Remember as we Pray
When you learn how to repent without shame, Jesus will set you free
In Romans, we read: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. — Romans 8:1-2 Jesus did not come to condemn the world,...
Why are you clinging to spiritual rags when you don’t have to?
The First and Second Round Draft Invitees Matthew 22:11-12 says, “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw a man there who had no wedding garment. He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And the man was speechless.”...
Mean people are exhausting and how to not become one of them.
Mean is just mean. “MEAN people exhaust me.” You can fill in the specifics: My mother exhausts me. My child exhausts me. Politicians exhausts me. My boss exhausts me. You get the picture. For me personally, I was super exhausted all of 2022. And earlier this week, I...