Luke 16:13-15 Scripture is very clear that money is a threat to our relationship with God and others. Money is a power, like a god. It tells us where we can live. It tells us what we are “worth”. It tries to define us and tell us who we are. We have to decide that we aren’t going […]
If you’re a parent, you’ve probably found yourself repeating things several times when speaking to your child. Sometimes it’s frustrating because we don’t think they’re listening. We continue to repeat ourselves because we are trying to show our children the right way. Isn’t that what out heavenly Father does with many lessons he is trying […]
Psalm 46:10 (GW) Did you ever ride a ten speed bicycle up a hill in 5th Gear? It is very hard and unless you are in tremendous shape this is a feat you will not accomplish. You have to lower the gears into 1st or 2nd and it makes the climb so much easier. Living in our worldly […]
Galatians 6:7-9 (NIV) The false idol of instant gratification convinces us that it is okay to disobey God. There are three factors that make us especially vulnerable to this imposter. One is stressful circumstances; when the pressure’s on we’re more likely to put our wants and needs ahead of everything. Second, selfish Impatience, we just can’t […]
Psalm 27:14 I am so impatient; I always want to know what is next and when and how it will happen. You would think that after all these years I would know better. I have to remind myself all the time that everything is in God’s timing, not mine and everything will happen His way […]
Luke 6:27-31 What do you do when you have to deal with a difficult person; the one who thinks they know best or always has to be right? Maybe we’re that person sometimes. Do you get angry and argue with them or let them have their own way just to make life easier? We see […]
2 Kings 5:1-16 Idols become idols not when we appreciate their good values, but rather when we make them our ultimate value. There are 3 signs that we have made success an idol in our lives. First, we adopt a false sense of security with success. Second, success is distorting our view of ourselves. Third, […]
Psalm 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. This is what the 2nd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence John Adams once said, “The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that […]
John 10:9-11 (NIV) In many countries, sheep spend their lives in fenced in pastures where they spend most of their time grazing and milling about. God’s goal isn’t to simply fill the world with people who believe the right things and stay in their comfort zone. It is His goal to fill the world with […]
Romans 1:18-25 The reality is that humans must worship something. That’s how we are wired. The only question is what will it be; a created thing or the Creator; an idol or the ONE TRUE GOD? God lets us choose what we worship and what we worship will define us. Some of us choose to worship power. Power, like most […]