February 7, 2023“When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth, I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit.” – Ephesians 3:14-16Whether it is movies, high school pep rallies, locker room moments, or rally cries, throughout history, there are these moments that ...  Read More

February 6, 2023“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by His life.” – Romans 5:10If you are a believer and you are “in Christ,” then Paul says… you’re BLESSED… you’re CALLED… you’re SAVED… and you are RECONCILED. Over the last three days, we have talked about those first three things and the respons...  Read More

February 5, 2023“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9If you are a believer and you are “in Christ,” then Paul says… you’re BLESSED… you’re CALLED… you’re SAVED… and you are RECONCILED. Over the last two days, we have talked about the first two things and the respons...  Read More

February 4, 2023“Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of His own purpose and grace, which He gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.” – 2 Timothy 1:9If you are a believer and you are “in Christ,” then Paul says… you’re BLESSED… you’re CALLED… you’re SAVED… and you are RECONCILED. Currently, we are in the middle of talking about these four things...  Read More

February 3, 2023“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord.” – Jeremiah 17:7If you are a believer and you are “in Christ,” then Paul says… you’re BLESSED… you’re CALLED… you’re SAVED… and you are RECONCILED. Over the next four days, we are going to talk about these four things and the responsibility they bear on our lives. Being saved is the greatest gift you will ever ...  Read More

February 2, 2023“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will He do, because I am going to the Father.” – John 14:12In many moments, and even movies, when a group of people is facing a monumental task or challenge…there is typically some kind of rally cry that motivates them to move forward. I think about movies like “Miracl...  Read More

February 1, 2023“We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.” – Romans 8:28Are you in a time period in your life that you would call a bad time? Maybe life has turned for the worse and you just don’t know how you are going to handle it. It could be that you lost your job… your marriage is failing… the cost of living is more tha...  Read More

January 31, 2023“God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display His wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.” – Ephesians 3:10Have you ever asked yourself, what is the purpose of my suffering? What is it all for? What is the payoff? If so, those are fair questions. After all, we know that our suffering is not pointless, but that God ha...  Read More

January 29, 2023“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon you.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9Life isn’t easy. Even when we give our lives to Christ, He never promises it will be all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, He assures us that we will face hard a...  Read More

January 28, 2023“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” – Psalm 139:16What happens when a loved one suddenly loses their life? Your partner up and leaves you without any signs or even notice? A family member relapses back into their drug addiction? Your child suddenly drops out of school or your daugh...  Read More

January 27, 2023“By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence.” – 2 Peter 1:3If you are a believer and follower of Jesus Christ, you are not shielded from hard times and life’s hurdles. Paul tells us in this life we will have troub...  Read More

January 26, 2023“For God has said, ‘I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.’ So we can say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?’” – Hebrews 13:5-6My dad and I were talking the other day about his experience running track at Baylor University in the late ’70s and early ’80s. He recently ran into an old teammate that he hadn’t seen ...  Read More