The God who holds galaxies in His hands also holds your life in His heart. From the vastness of the stars to the smallest details of your day, He sees you fully, knows you completely, and loves you perfectly. The invitation is clear: respond to...

Because marriage was designed by Christ to reflect His covenant love, we are called to walk in the Spirit daily—praying together, extending grace and mercy, and pursuing one another with intentional love. Whether married, single, or divorced, w...

Speaker: Mitchell DuncanJesus teaches that forgiveness isn’t about counting offenses—it’s about reflecting the immeasurable grace we’ve received. The parable of the unforgiving servant reveals that holding onto bitterness after being forgiv...

Life in the Spirit means lovingly confronting sin in one another’s lives—not for punishment, but for restoration. Jesus calls us to follow clear steps of truth and grace, always aiming to win back our brother or sister. As we walk in unity and ...

The Spirit-filled life mirrors the heart of Jesus: to pursue, restore, and rejoice over every lost one—because no sheep is left behind in the Kingdom of God.

Sin’s impact is devastating and undeniable, demanding radical action on our part. Our only refuge is the cross, where Christ bore its full weight and secured our salvation.

Jesus redefines greatness not by power or performance, but by childlike humility, love, and trust. True greatness in the Kingdom comes from craving God's presence, imitating His character, and running to Him for security—just like a child runs ...

The essence of Jesus’ character—divine, humble, all-knowing, and all-providing—calls us to live differently. His unwavering focus on the mission of salvation invites us to trust Him fully, seek His wisdom daily, and walk in humility rather than...

The gospel is more than good advice—it’s the power of God to rescue us from sin, raise us to new life, and send us into the world with Spirit-empowered purpose. When we root our lives in the gospel—not our feelings, performance, or circumstance...

After the mountaintop moment of transfiguration, Jesus and His disciples descend into the valley of spiritual powerlessness and desperate need. The disciples’ failure to cast out a demon wasn’t due to lack of technique, but lack of dependence—a...

God calls elders to be steady, Christlike shepherds—men marked not by position or power, but by character, humility, and sacrificial leadership. Elders are tasked with guarding doctrine, caring for souls, and guiding the church with both convic...

Mountaintop moments with Jesus are sacred, but they aren’t the destination—they’re preparation. God gives us glimpses of His glory not to keep us there, but to ground us in Christ and send us into the mission field. The goal isn’t to stay on th...

Jesus doesn’t just call us to a moment of surrender—He invites us into a lifestyle of daily, present-tense surrender. In a world that tells us to hold tightly to our lives, Jesus teaches that true life is found when we lay it down. The question...

Following Jesus often means surrendering our expectations, especially when God’s plan includes hardship or pain. Like Peter, we may resist what doesn’t make sense to us—but sincere intentions aren’t the same as spiritual insight. True faith cho...

Jesus’ question, “Who do you say I am?” demands more than borrowed beliefs—it calls for a personal revelation that transforms everything. When we confess Jesus as the Christ, we step into kingdom authority, identity, and purpose that hell itsel...

Matthew 16:1-12 Summary: Jesus warns that dangerous doctrine often comes subtly, disguised in religious language but marked by hypocrisy, legalism, skepticism, and worldliness. True faith doesn’t demand constant signs but trusts in Christ, rema...

Matthew 15:29-39  Summary: Jesus has compassion on the poor, the hungry, the needy. He also has compassion on us- the poor, unbelieving disciples! How often do we ask Jesus to prove Himself all over again when we have already seen Him work...

Jesus is risen! Don't just stand there looking up at the skies! This same Jesus will return in just the same way that He left. How are we living now to prepare for the return of the resurrected Christ?

Matthew 15:21-28-  The woman of Sidon whose daughter was possessed approached Jesus in boldness and desperation. But how she was tested! Can I be a dog, or an unworthy servant? If we find ourselves in DESPERATION, engage in EXALTATION, and...

Matthew 15:15-20- it is not what goes into a man that makes him unclean in God's eyes, but what proceeds out of Him. The irony of this teaching is that what we take in is also what will inevitably also come out. Jesus is shifting our focus from...

Matthew 15:1-14- The Pharisees were offended when Jesus called them blind guides. He had confronted them about their hypocrisy and was calling them to make a change. How do I respond when something is pointed out where I may need to change? Own...

Matthew 14:34-36- Jesus wants to work in all "regions" of our lives. We try to make a law out of our experiences only to find later that Jesus has moved on! Once we recognize Him in the new "region", things begin to change very quickly- not the...

Walking in faith doesn't mean ignoring challenges, but rather trusting God in the midst of them. Storms of life  cause our faith to grow as they force us to rely on God in ways that calm seas never would.

Matthew 14:1-12 : John the Baptist's Life seems almost arbitrarily thrown away. Yet, when we consider all that Jesus said about him, he was afforded the highest honors that heaven could confer. We need perspective! If we are not carefu...

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