Only God’s love can change us into being people who love him in return, and gladly accept and live by the structure he gives us because we know that it is good for us and others.
Tag: God
Conquering Giants
The stronger our faith in God to defeat the giants in our life and the more areas of our life to which we apply that giant-slaying faith, the weaker anxiety’s ability will be to rule over our lives.
Encountering the Holy in the Ordinary
… God chooses to work through human weakness because that is what we need to happen for us to realize that it is actually God who is doing the really good things all along. Confronted with the realization that God is actually the One who is making the good things happen in this world, our internal compass shifts from a self-centered focus, which is our natural bent, to a Yahweh-centered focus, and our eyes open up to see the rich, full, abundant life that we have in and with him.
Back to the Garden
…Jesus is taking us back to the Garden, where all wrongs will be made right, all brokenness will be healed, and we will get to live in the presence of God, loving, serving and praising him forever.
The Journey of Faith
We have an incredible God who chooses unlikely people to do incredible things for him. But there really is no risk in choosing to follow God because he is the one who makes all things work out for good in the end.
In the Beginning
This message from Genesis reflects on the creation and the unique nature of humanity. It discusses the struggle for meaning and the need for the Holy Spirit’s guidance and transformation. The story of a survivor finding peace through faith and community after a tragic accident is shared. The message emphasizes seeing life through God’s eyes for a richer, abundant life.
Hope for Today and Forever
…we need to look to God for hope in facing tough times just like the readers of Peter’s second letter did.
God-breathed 17: The Rejected One Becomes the Cornerstone
The greatest greatness of God was disguised as an ordinary human being who came to save the world: Jesus Christ.
God-breathed 16: Believing in God’s Grace
The only way that we can be truly kind, loving, generous and gracious toward the world is if we believe deep down in our hearts that God is kind, gracious, loving and generous toward us.
God-breathed 14: Witnesses Clothed with Power
We immerse ourselves in God’s words and promises to us, allowing the Holy Spirit to impact our memory so that we remember what we need to remember, to impact our understanding so that we have room for resurrection life in our understanding of reality, and to impact our heart so that we believe what we need to believe about Jesus.