Created for God’s Family
Created for God’s Family Today, I want to share how you and I were created for God’s family, the Church, and why it is important to be connected to a local church family. Each of us was uniquely created by God with gifts, purpose, and calling. You are the only you,...
Principles for Hearing God’s Voice, Part 3
Principles for Hearing God’s Voice, Part 3 I began a series three weeks ago about learning to hear God’s voice. This week I will continue with part three of the series. The entire Bible is full of examples of God communicating to His people. In addition to having the...
Principles for Hearing God’s Voice, Part 2
Principles for Hearing God’s Voice, Pt. 2 Last week I began a series on how to hear God’s voice. This week I will continue with part two of this series. From Genesis to Revelation we see God continually communicating and revealing Himself to His people. God never...
Principles for Hearing God’s Voice, Part 1
When I was about 8 years old, I had a conversation with my 7-year-old brother. We were in the backyard of our childhood home in Ohio, where there was a large buckeye tree and sandbox for us to play in. For some reason, I started a conversation that day with my younger...
Listen for His Whisper
Listen for His Whisper Our human nature desires clarity, especially when it comes to hearing God’s voice. After all, who wants to “miss God” when there is a major decision or transition in life? As a result, most of us desire to hear God “loudly” and with certainty,...
Do You Have the Right to Ask? Part 3
Recently I’ve discussed our rights as God’s children to ask of Him confidently in prayer. While we can't control the outcome of prayer, we can control our response to situations. Jesus lived in response to the Father, not in response toward the devil or circumstances....
Do You Have the Right to Ask? Part 2
Prayer, in its simplest form, should stem from delightful communion with our creator, Savior, and friend. But prayer is also petitionary. In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus directs us to “ask for our daily bread.” God expects us to “ask” for our needs, even though He knows...
Do You Have the Right to Ask? Part 1
When it comes to prayer, there are different facets to its nature. For example, prayer, foremost, is communion with God. Prayer, at a base level, should be delightful communion with our creator, savior, and friend. But prayer is also petitionary. In the Lord’s prayer,...
Faith vs. Fear
The most repeated command in scripture is, “Fear not!” Why? To refuse fear permits faith to flourish. Confident faith is free of fear and full of God’s peace during the storms of life. We all have trials and hardships, but those who overcome are secure in Christ and...
Accept Being Found
I shared this past Easter Sunday a message from Luke 15, “Accept being Found.” As believers, we typically view repentance as our self-effort to change our attitude and behavior to follow Christ. But is this how Jesus communicated repentance? To answer this question,...
