Resources to help you understand Scripture, grow in faithful habits, and discover more favorite passages.
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Tell THIS Person About THAT Issue
We all carry burdens, but too often we carry them alone out of fear or shame. God never intended us to suffer in silence—He calls us to share the weight with someone who will walk with us toward healing.
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The Discipline of Fellowship
Fellowship is the intentional practice of walking closely with other believers so we can give and receive the care, encouragement, and accountability we need to become more like Christ. In a culture that idolizes individualism, biblical fellowship reminds us that we are called not just to Jesus—but also to one another.
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Sharing Burdens
Galatians 6:1-5 – Being part of the Body of Christ means helping one another when we make mistakes or experience challenges. Sharing burdens reveals that we understand the importance of caring for others in the Church.
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Don’t Pour Gas on the Fire: Communicating Through Conflict in Marriage
When conflict enters a marriage, your response can either heal or harm. Don’t pour gasoline on the fire—let the Spirit guide your words toward grace, not escalation.
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Designing with Purpose
Designing a church building isn’t just about style—it’s about purpose. As we prepare for our sanctuary and campus expansion, we’re asking how every square foot can help people encounter Jesus and connect with others.
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Displaying Patience
Few things test us like waiting. Whether it’s delays, disappointments, or difficult people, impatience sneaks in fast. But biblical patience isn’t passive—it’s choosing peace when life doesn’t move at your pace.
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More Than a Moment: Why Discipleship Takes a Lifetime
Discipleship is the lifelong journey between the moment God declares us holy and the day He makes us fully holy. While justification and glorification are entirely God’s work, sanctification is where He invites us to join Him in the daily pursuit of becoming more like Christ.
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Spirit Alignment
Galatians 5:24-26 – When the Spirit fills your life, others will begin to notice. Spirit alignment requires a surrendered identity, crucified desires, steady obedience, and humble relationships.
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Why I Go (And Why I Take Others)
We just returned from a week of gospel ministry in Central America, and the impact was undeniable. When you go—and bring others with you—you don’t just reach people there; you raise up disciples here.
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The Psalm That Determines the Other 149
Psalm 1 isn’t just the first psalm—it’s the gatekeeper to every other one. If you don’t surround yourself with people who love God, you’ll stop worshiping Him long before you stop showing up to sing.
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Slow to Anger
Not many of us would describe ourselves as slow to anger because people and situations can unnerve us quickly. We should stand in grateful awe of the God who could lose His cool with us and doesn’t.
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Ecclesiastes (Series Overview)
Solomon had everything this world had to offer and was still miserably discontent. We must learn God’s perspective if we are to free ourselves from the meaningless pursuits that are rampant in our society.
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Your First Few Years of Marriage Don’t Have to Stink
If you are considering marriage, God did not leave you on your own to discover how to succeed. He has given you everything required to have a healthy relationship from the very beginning.
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Just Go Ahead and Confess It Already
We often think that confession is a weakness, but it is actually a strength. God knows what you have been struggling with recently, so it’s best to share it with Him.
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5 Dangers for Every Worship Ministry
Those who lead in worship have a pivotal role in the health of all those gathered. Your team could fall prey to one of these common traps if you aren’t careful.
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This Father Won’t Overlook You
Many people know the pain of never feeling like they were enough by the standards of a father or another authority figure. When we come to our Heavenly Father, He provides the exact opposite of what many of us have experienced.
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Jesus Knows Me This I Know
I grew up singing the line, “Jesus loves me, this I know,” but what makes His love so incredible is His complete knowledge of me. He knows us, and He invites us to know Him.
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The Unrivaled God Deserves Unbridled Worship
When God shows up undeniably, it is fitting to worship Him accordingly. Our perspective changes significantly once we comprehend who He is and what He does.
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4 Questions for Developing Sermon Series
When preparing a sermon series, a pastor can feel overwhelmed due to the range of needs and various options. Consider these four questions as you plan your next series.
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Why We Need a Shepherd
When you consider the lack of formidable qualities of sheep, you might feel offended that Scripture regularly compares us to such creatures. But with such a helpless designation, we realize how reliable our Shepherd is.
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Avoiding Adultery
A marriage cannot work with three people in it. Whether you have been guilty, considered it, or believe yourself to be immune to the temptation, it’s time to get real about avoiding adultery.
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Addressing Anger
The 6th commandment warns against murder. While we all agree about the serious nature of this sin, not many see it as a real temptation. When Jesus came, he explained that the real danger was in the heart before it was in the hands. You might be more guilty than you realize.
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Prizing Parents
Children who disobey their parents become students who disrespect teachers, employees who disagree with employers, citizens who disregard authorities, church members who discourage their pastors, adults who disvalue God.
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Reclaiming Rhythms
Observing the Sabbath is a fight to admit one critical thought: I am not as important as I think I am.
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Fading Flippancy
God’s name is not a free pass. It’s not a magic code. It’s not to be used as a trite prayer or a thoughtless lyric. We must stop being flippant with his name.
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Waiving Worship
The 2nd of the commandments is forbidding idolatry. Now, here is a commandment that doesn’t condemn you, right? Wrong. This command is more than just ignoring the worship of statues. In fact, we are guilty of it more than we realize. It’s time to go the 2nd mile in waiving worship.
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Removing Rivals
The 1st of the 10 commandments is all about having no other gods. It seems pretty simple in theory, but we are not so apt to keeping it. If you have reduced this rule to associating with only one religion, it is much more than that. We need to evaluate. It’s time to go the 2nd…
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Championing Commandments
The 10 Commandments. Should Christians see them as archaic and useless, fulfilled and pointless, or timely and necessary? The 10 rules that provided direction for the nation of Israel still maintain a worldwide impact. How should we respond? It’s time to go the 2nd mile in championing commandments.
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Don’t Waste This Summer
As our world tries to discover the rhythms of the new normal, whatever that is, you have a summer ahead of you. Regardless of your stage in life, you will probably have more margin than you typically have. What do you want to do with it? It’s time to go the 2nd mile in making…
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How You Can Help the Orphan Crisis
There are 153 million orphans in the world. Every single day, another 5,700 more children become orphans. Those numbers are staggering, and you may feel defeated because you can’t help all of them. But what if you could help one? It’s time to go the 2nd mile in helping the orphan crisis.
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Learning How to Talk to God
Jesus taught us how to pray but not what to pray. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus gave a template by which we can learn how to talk with God.
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For Such a Time as This
While God invites us into what He is doing in this world, He is not dependent upon us to make it happen. If we want to be a part of what He is working in His kingdom, we must maintain the proper perspective.
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Don’t Give Them What They Deserve
Our tendency is to repay people for any negative words or harmful actions, but Jesus taught quite the opposite. The way of the kingdom is counter-cultural and yet life-giving.
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Losing Credibility One Empty Promise at a Time
Each of our reputations are defined by our level of credibility. Instead of exaggerating with empty promises, simply stay reliable with a trustworthy life.
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Avoiding Divorce
While divorce is permitted in the Bible, it is never promoted in the Bible. Learn what Jesus had to say about those considering dissolving a marriage union.
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Lured by Lust
Adultery always begins far before the act. We must be careful what we look at and what we think about if we are to remain faithful to our commitments.
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If Thoughts Could Kill
Jesus taught that just because your anger may not lead to murder does not mean that your thoughts are unclassified as sin. Unaddressed anger must be confronted in our lives.
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Christmas Eve at Home
When Jesus was born, Joseph and Mary desired to perform what was required of them, but they didn’t have enough resources. Even though they couldn’t do what they should, they committed to do what they could.
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The Fulfillment We Need
The coming of Christ was the fulfillment of the Old Testament expectations and the requirement for our own righteousness. Jesus came from heaven so we could go to heaven.
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How to Be Truly Happy
As Jesus began the most quoted sermon in history, he explained what the blessed or happy life looks like. Living according to the principles of the kingdom is a pivotal yet promising paradigm shift.