Bible Study
Oswald Chambers "My Utmost for His Highest"
When it comes to my devotional life, I struggle to find consistency. In fact, I have this on-going theory that just about the time I get into a routine or rhythm with my prayer life/Bible reading life/devotional life, God makes me change it up. Anyway, about a week ago, I bought a copy of Oswald…
Read MorePlaying Keep Away!
I was reading 1 John 5 today in my devotional time and couldn’t help but be captured by the last verse. In the New LIving Translation (NLT) it says: “Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.” Do you remember playing keep away in elementary school? There would be…
Read More"The Greater the Suffering, The Greater the Anointing."
I am preparing for our Upcoming Series called, “CAGED” that premieres this weekend at NLC. It’s all about the subject of forgiveness. It’s going to be incredible. First Trust, now Forgiveness. There is a real sense that God is taking us into the deep places of our hearts right now as a church. If you…
Read MoreGood Advice from a Great Friend
This morning I ran across a motivational thought written by Max Lucado, a Christian author. Since we’re in a series on Trust, I thought this was so amazingly appropriate. If you’ve been struggling with trust, then this is for you. The same God that gave us commandments such as “Do not commit adultery, do not…
Read MoreResources for "Life Interrupted" – Part 2
Thanks everyone for checking out the Resources I mentioned in Part 2 of Life Interrupted. Here are several that our staff put together this week. This is just the tip of the ice berg, but it should be a great start. I hope you’ll push past any “Intellectual Excuses” and engage your mind to encounter…
Read MorePaul played the Opposite Game Too!
Alright, so I’m reading in 2 Corinthians 12 today, and it appears that the Apostle Paul played the opposite game too. Apparently, Paul’s got this “thorn in the flesh” problem, as he calls it, that just won’t go away. He asks God 3 times to remove it from his life, and No Dice… So then…
Read MoreJesus and the Opposite Game
Do you remember playing “The Opposite Game” when you were a kid? Whatever your friend (or sibling) would say, you would say the opposite, until they got so annoyed that you either got punched, or they walked away? Well, it would appear that Jesus was familiar with the opposite game as well. I was reading…
Read MoreWatch Over!!!
I was reminded of Psalm 127 today on my prayer walk & I just feel strongly that someone needs to be encouraged by these words. 5 times in 8 verses, the psalmist uses the phrase, “Watch Over.” In other words, he wants to be very clear that our Heavenly Father “Watches Over” us at all…
Read MoreGetting Set Up!!!
So I’m reading Proverbs 24 today and this one verse jumps off the page at me: v. 14 “Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.” Here’s the deal: He’s talking about wisdom & how…
Read More10 Things You Don't Want People to say about Your Bible!!!
10. Wow, the pages sure are white! 9. Why do the pages still stick together? 8. Wow, It still has that new Bible smell! 7. What do you mean, “you don’t know where it is?” 6. You know they’ve updated the translation right? 5. Why is it so dusty? 4. When was the last time…
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