Why We Should Be HonestBy Aaron D’Anthony Brown"But let your 'yes' mean 'yes,' and your 'no' mean 'no.' Anything more than this is from the evil one." Matthew 5:37In Need of HonestyOur culture needs honesty. The kind of honesty that speaks the truth, not my truth or yours. Not just outside of the church but inside the church too. We've all grown accustomed to affirmation, too used to agreement, an...  Read More

Wired to Know God – Greg Laurie“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!” (Ecclesiastes 1:2 NLT)Solomon had tried it all. He was the hedonist extraordinaire, seeking pleasure at all costs. He went on unbelievable drinking binges and chased after women like there was no tomorrow.At the same time, he was highly educated. An architectural genius, he masterminded the buil...  Read More

God is Worthy of Devotion – First15Weekly Overview: It’s vital to the Christian life that we as sons and daughters of the most high God allow our affections to be stirred by the loving, powerful nature of our heavenly Father. Too often we feel that God is distant or separated from us. Too often we allow misconceptions or lies to place a rift between us and experiencing God. It’s in reminding ourse...  Read More

Solid Ground to Stand On – Alistair BeggTherefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth. Ephesians 6:13-14Western culture is confused about many things—but it’s certainly confused about truth. We often trade in vague platitudes that sound great at first but which c...  Read More

Sunday Follow-up1 Corinthians 9 – “What are we willing to sacrifice for others?”I would imagine each of us has made sacrifices for others. It may have been for our spouse, our children, our parents, our siblings, etc… When it is people we care about, we tend not to mind as much. What about those who are just friends or acquaintances? Or those who are in your church family? What about people who ar...  Read More

Be Careful What You Ask For – Alistair BeggThe Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. Now then, ...  Read More

Encourage one anotherJohn North“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”  1 Thessalonians 5:11Work hard to be an encourager of everyone in your life!If people are living and ministering in a way that is pleasing to God, let them know how much you appreciate them, how much you benefit from being around them, what God is teaching you through them.And if peopl...  Read More

Praying for Open EyesBy Brent Rinehart“Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” - 2 Kings 6:17You’ve probably heard the saying that someone “can’t see the forest for the trees.” It’s often used to describe a person who is...  Read More

What Does God’s Omniscience Mean for Me? (Psalm 139:1)By Debbie W. Wilson“O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me” ( Psalm 139:1NLT).God is omniscient. That means that He knows everything. He knows the future, the past, and everything that is going on in this moment. He knows calculus, microbiology, and English. He understands physics and engineering. He knows the pressures...  Read More

Change Your Spiritual ClothesBy Jessica Van Roekel“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmon...  Read More

Sunday Follow-up1 Corinthians 8  -  “How to live for Jesus with others in view”All believers have the freedom to do things that are not sinful, but not all believers possess that knowledge. What one believer may feel free to do could potentially be a snare for another believer. One believer may develop a conviction that certain things are wrong to do, but another believer may not share that same c...  Read More

Today's Reading: 1 Chronicles 16; John 7:28-53Today's Thoughts: Too Hard for the Lord?And the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." Genesis 18:13-14Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 years old...  Read More