Your thoughts matter. Did you know that your thoughts create patterns in your brain? Every time you think a thought it creates an electrical current across your brain. When you think a thought it creates a pattern. You think it again, a bigger pattern. When you think a thought a thousand times, it creates a rut. Some of you have a Grand Canyon of doubt in your mind. Some o...

We are in the season of harvest. Around this time of year there are harvest festivals all over the place. Scripture uses the analogy of harvest and the law of the harvest all throughout scripture. It talks about reaping what you sow. Maybe you have heard that saying before. But, did you know this analogy has a very practical spiritual application to it? The truth is, what...

You can spell "grace," G-R-A-C-E as God's Riches At Christ's Expense. In light of what Jesus Christ has done for us, what should be our response? How can we show our gratitute to God? "You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich." 2 Cor. 8:9 What do I owe Jesus ...

What's the greatest thing you can do with your life? Serve God. We are saved to serve. You might be thinking: How in the world do I do that? How can I serve God? I can't even see him. How do you serve an invisible God? Jesus teaches that we serve God by serving others. He said, even if we give a cup of water to somebody who's thirsty, and we do it in the name of Jesus, t...

Most of us would say that we want to grow spiritually... but what does that look like? How do you actually measure growth? Ephesians 4:22-24 "Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. 23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. 24 Put on your new nature, created to be like Godtruly righteous a...

What does it mean to "relax" in God's love? Let me explain this. I chose the word "relax" intentionally because what's the opposite of relaxing? Working. God is saying you don't have to work for God to love you. You don't have to earn God's love. Growing up, we all grew up with conditional love. We got conditional love from our parents, our partners, our pals, our profess...

What does it mean to make Jesus Lord over your life? The good in my life, the bad in my life, the ugly in my life, the secret things in my life. I turn over my past, my present and my future. I give him reign in my finances, in my relationships, in my health. In every area. I turn everything over to Jesus. Romans 10:9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe ...

Yesterday, I wrote about what happens when we see things in our life through a lens of fear. Let me contrast that with what the Bible says happens when we start to live our lives seeing everything by faith. How do we do that and what difference does it make in our life? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SEE WITH EYES OF FAITH? Six things. I could give you two dozen but let me just g...

What are the benefits of really believing in Jesus Christ? What does it actually mean to really believe in Jesus? I could give you fifty benefits, but let me just give you four. These four will cover the major areas. FOUR BENEFITS OF BELIEVING IN JESUS 1. EVERYTHING I'VE EVER DONE WRONG IS FORGIVEN. Everything I've ever done wrong is forgiven. Because of what Jesus Chri...

I want us to look at what happens when we see with eyes of fear, rather than with eyes of faith. A good example of this is in the Old Testament in the Book of Numbers, Chapter 13 and 14. Here is the background of Numbers 13-14; Moses has led the nation of Israel to freedom. He's got them free from Pharaoh and the Egyptians; they've crossed the Red Sea. They've been travel...