Being a Carrier of JoyWeekly Overview:As children of the Most High God, we are to be marked by contagious, unceasing joy. Through the Holy Spirit we have access to an unending supply of joy that comes from the wellspring of restored relationship with our heavenly Father. God longs to fill us with his joy that we might live the abundant life Jesus died to give us. He longs to make us children fashi...  Read More

If God Is for UsBy Lynette Kittle“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble”--Psalm 46:1In a world where looming famines, economic collapse, and ongoing epidemics are dominating daily media reports, fear is being planted and cultivated in record-breaking amounts. The dark scenario is creating a constant panic, distress, and uncertainty among individuals, families, communities...  Read More

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY: Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does...  Read More

God Is Our ConfidenceBy Jessica Van Roekel“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the days of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock” (Psalm 27:4-5 ESV).At d...  Read More

Sunday follow-upActs 16:  “God’s plans”At the end of chapter 15 of Acts Paul heads out on his second missionary trip. The initial plan for the trip was to stop at some of the previous places they had visited on the first trip including Lystra and Derbe. Afterward, Paul would continue the trip by visiting places they had not been to yet.Paul continues his trip by traveling through the regions of Ph...  Read More

Testing PositiveBy Annie Yorty"We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5 ESV).“Elizabeth tested positive for Covid. Were you around her at all?” Worry tinged my friend’s voice. I had met Elizabeth at the three-day conference that just ended. “Yeah, I sat at lunch with her one day.” My brain a...  Read More

Living Transparently in Your FaithBy Liz Lampkin“For we walk by faith, and not by sight.” - 2 Corinthians 5: 7Faith. A small word with so much meaning. Faith is the stuff, the things hoped for. It is the evidence or proof of things we want but don’t see. It is believing that the God we serve whom we cannot see exists. It is having confidence that He will keep the promises of His Holy Word. Walking...  Read More

When David Was IgnoredBy Rev. Kyle Norman"But David when back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem." - 1 Sam. 17:15The story of David’s battle with Goliath is one of the epic tales of Scripture. We know it well. David defeats Goliath and emerges as one of the heroes of the Bible. From that moment on we read a lot about David. He is described as the person after God’s own hea...  Read More

Choosing to Live in the SpiritBy Laura Bailey“For this reason, I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, toge...  Read More

Jesus Never RanBy Anne Peterson“For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.” - John 6:38Jesus came to earth to do the will of his father. He tried explaining this, and they tried killing him. They thought Jesus was being blasphemous, but he was telling them the truth. He even explained that the Son could do nothing by himself; he can do only what he se...  Read More

Sunday Follow-up“Saved by grace and now free to show grace”This Sunday we were in Acts 15. In this chapter one of the most important meetings in church history takes place in Jerusalem. The purpose of this meeting was to settle the issue of who can be saved and how. Gentile believers in the church in Antioch were being told by believers from the party of the Pharisees in Jerusalem that they weren’...  Read More

A godly life – John NorthPsalm 37:3-4, 10-11, 16Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart.… Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; and you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there. But the humble will inherit the land and will delight themselves in abund...  Read More