Faithfulness = Service  Matthew 25: 14-30  Ultimately our gifts are given that we should use them for God’s glory. And God is never more glorified then when we are telling people about Jesus.The wicked servant is the one who has a gift, but he just shows up. Sure he is there at church, but he is doing nothing to multiple.The faithful servants are the ones who are serving and seeking to bring other...  Read More

We Can Grow Together John 15:4 When you look at a fruit tree, do you see the fruit or the roots? You only see the fruit. You can’t see the roots. That’s how our lives are too. I can’t by looking at you, see how close you are to Jesus. And you can’t tell how close I am by looking at me. We can see the fruit, we can see how people live their lives, how they spend their time and money, how they talk ...  Read More

Crossover from Death to Life John 5:24 The Bible tells us that we are all born spiritually dead. At some point in the future, God is going to remove all evil and death from the world and put it into a place called hell. Somewhere totally separate, where that evil can never again harm God’s good creation.That sounds great and is something to look forward too.But there is a problem here…did you not...  Read More

Hard Choices Are an Opportunity to Trust God Matthew 7:24-27 God didn't promise to save either of the builders from the storm. They both went through it; wise and foolish alike.But the one who trusted God, stood firm. The one who didn’t collapsed.Storms will come. There will be things in life we don't understand. Death, sickness, problems, financial issues, friendship betrayals, they all happen to...  Read More

Type your new text here. A 3 day trial a one week or one month trial….maybe a free year…Why do you think they do things like that?What is a trial?A trial is a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of something.So we test it and decide whether we think it fits us or our lives….What happens with trials….with tests….Sometimes we pass…sometimes we fail…but with free trials…we forget to ca...  Read More

We can stand strong together. Ephesians 6:10-20 Have you ever gone roller skating? It's not as easy as you might think! When people go roller skating, they sometimes think holding hands with a friend will help them stay standing. But most of the time, they're, uh, wrong. Instead of helping each other stay standing, they end up sprawled all over the ground. Roller skating probably isn't going to be...  Read More

Have you ever done a trust fall with a brother or friend…did they catch you…How about a young relationship, you got involved and your trust got violated…It can be hard to trust after getting hurt especially in areas of vulnerability like love…What is trust?Trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.What are the elements of trust?Positive relation...  Read More

Wednesday Men’s Thought What is love?Love is mentioned over 300 times in the BibleWhen I ask myself that question, I think of those little comic strips that say love is…a cup of coffee or a ray of sunshine….What do you think of love?What do you think that love is?Is it based on past experience from a relationship or a hurt from childhood?What does love look like in your life?The Bible tells us tha...  Read More

Wednesday Men’s Thought I woke up the other day thinking why sheep and not goats…I decided to research the differences…I found that only the Shepherd can easily distinguish the difference between them. Sheep and goats are almost identical…Lets read Matthew 25:31-45The Sheep and the Goats31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 ...  Read More

So as I began reading about different types of fights I began to see a parallel to how we respond to fights…Listen to this I found on the internet…some guy writing about his thoughts on different fights1.The dominance display sometimes goes to a fight. Not usually, unless you let your ego get involved. They call that the Monkey Dance and it is common, predictable and seemingly genetically imprinte...  Read More

I was thinking about the idea of remembering…reflecting on things on life on past events on memories of loved ones….I remember during the dog days of summer laying in the grass…looking up at the sky and clouds….I started to think about how often as a kid I did nothing but lay in the grass looking up…How often do we as adults stop and just lay in the grass and reflect on our lives…On our decisions ...  Read More

I remember growing up I always felt my dad was good…we had an incredible yard…fenced in with a pool and he had a 10 stall garage…he had cars bikes motorcycles…we had a big old tree with a rope swing…Do these things help you to be a good dad?My father was fun, he loved cars, camping, he was adventurous, crazy, risk taking, always smiling, and a workaholic.He never wanted to tell me no…he would buy ...  Read More