May 3, 2023“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” – Ephesians 4:1-2  When you give your life to Christ, God calls you to walk a new walk. The life you were living before, the path you were on, it just won’t cut it anymore. He has different plans for you. In...  Read More

May 2, 2023“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8  Do you want to be obedient to God? Right before Jesus left Earth, He gave us instructions on what He wants us to do during our time here on Earth. He instructed us to preach the gospel, baptize new believers, a...  Read More

May 1, 2023“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8  If you want to honor God with your life, you will need to submit to His will. And while I can’t tell you exactly what His will is for your life (it is different for everyone), there are some things I know about...  Read More

April 30, 2023“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8Before Jesus left earth, He gave us a command. He told us exactly what our mission is. And what is that mission? It’s the Great Commission. Jesus instructed us to preach the gospel, baptize new believers, and ...  Read More

April 29, 2023“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19-20 As a church, we have a mission. That mission is clear because Jesus gave it to us before He departed from the earth. ...  Read More

April 28, 2023“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19-20As a church, we have a mission. We have spent time this month studying great teams and what makes a great team. The re...  Read More

April 27, 2023“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19-20Over the last five days, we have looked at the “ingredients” of good teams. As a church, we want to use these ingredie...  Read More

April 26, 2023“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” – Colossians 3:16As we conclude our five-day series on successful teams, we come to the final ingredient of what makes such a great team, and that is PROFIT. For most teams, profit relates to money in ...  Read More

April 25, 2023“Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.” – Proverbs 29:18Great teams have five things they all do. There might be more, but we are looking at five “ingredients” of great teams. Why? Because as a church, we want to emulate a great team. A church is a team, and it should strive to be the best team possible. We have looked ...  Read More

April 24, 2023“God is not unjust, He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them.” – Hebrews 6:10What makes a successful team? We are in a five-day series answering that exact question. We are looking at five ingredients that all great teams have. The first was victory, not just random victories but accomplishing a mission. Next...  Read More

April 23, 2023“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.” – 1 Corinthians 3:6What makes a great team? We are in the middle of looking at exactly what ingredients make up a great team. Whether it is a sports team, a business team, or a church team, we want to know what makes a great team. Yesterday, we looked at the first ingredient: victory. But we did not discuss ju...  Read More

April 22, 2023“I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.” – John 17:4What makes a successful team? Recently I was thinking about some of the most successful teams and franchises in the history of sports. I thought about storied franchises like the Yankees or the Cowboys or the Chicago Bulls of the 90s. I thought back to the Celtics of yesteryear or the New England ...  Read More