March 10, 2023“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” – Proverbs 27:6What are you holding onto? What is keeping you from living the life God has called you to live? There is no better plan and purpose for your life with no better outcome than the life God has designed for you. So, what are you holding onto that is keeping you from living that life? Is it an ungod...  Read More

March 9, 2023“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” – 1 Corinthians 10:13What are you holding on to? What is keeping you from living the life God has called you to live? There is no better plan and purpose ...  Read More

March 7, 2023“Assuming that you have heard about Him and were taught in Him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” – Ephesians 4:22-24Recently, we have be...  Read More

March 8, 2023“But that is not the way you learned Christ! Assuming that you have heard about Him and were taught in Him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.” – Ephesians 4:20-22I want you to understand something. As I say this, I want you to really spend some time thinking about it…Do you realize ...  Read More

March 6, 2023“Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of life. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.” – Ephe...  Read More

March 5, 2023“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17One of the most popular shows on HGTV is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. On this show, designers have one week to completely renovate an old house and make it into a home for some lucky family. The show is usually very uplifting and emotional, especially at...  Read More

March 4, 2023“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:31-32What would it look like if we as believers replaced bitterness and anger with kindness and forgiveness? Can you imagine what it would be like if the church would pract...  Read More

March 3, 2023“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.” – Ephesians 4:30When we try to “walk this walk” alone without the power of God, it grieves the Spirit of God. That’s what today’s key verse is saying. Paul was explaining that when we d...  Read More

March 2, 2023“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” – Ephesians 3:29Do you believe God is really paying attention to what we say? Our words may seem insignificant at times… but the Bible tells us that the words we speak are a big deal to God. And I think they’re a big deal because w...  Read More

March 1, 2023“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” – Matthew 6:33Over the last two days, we have talked about greed and generosity. When we steal, it comes from a sinful seed inside of us. That could be a seed of entitlement, coveting, or straight-up greed. Whatever it is, we want something that does not belong to us. While generosity...  Read More

February 28, 2023“Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.” – Luke 12:33Yesterday, we looked at why we shouldn’t steal. Stealing always stems from a sinful source. We steal when we don’t feel like we’re getting what we deserve. We steal whe...  Read More

February 27, 2023“Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.” – Ephesians 4:28 When I was around 5 years old, I’m pretty sure I was a kleptomaniac in the making, but thankfully I got caught. I can remember walking through the candy aisle in our local drug store, seeing all the candy bars...  Read More