This is the faith phase where you are starting to feel confident about the basics of your faith and you’re looking for some concrete & practical ways to grow beyond the basics. This can mean anything from overcoming doubt to finding your “tribe” or faith community (and everything in between). Let’s go there together!
"But I want no more bulls from your barns; I want no more goats from your pens." Psalm 50:9 NLT ___ I read a quote last week on Twitter that was so profound it changed the trajectory of my entire week. "A bishop once said that 90% of sermons he had ever heard can...
"But who can teach a lesson to God, the supreme Judge?" Job 21:22 NLT ___ Trust is one of those things that I think I have nailed until something tough happens. If I were walking around my house with a parachute on my back, I'm sure I would not be worried sick...
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, they will live no more than 120 years." Genesis 6:3 NLT ___ One of my favorite movies from my college years was Innerspace. I haven’t...
And Nehmiah continued, "Go and celebrate with a feast of choice foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don't be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!"...
In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the LORD fulfilled Jeremiah's prophecy by stirring the heart of Cyrus... Ezra 1:1a NLT ___ I have been fighting a losing battle against my weight my entire life. There have been a handful of times that I can honestly say...
If you let them go with your troops into battle, you will be defeated no matter how well you fight. God will overthrow you, for he has the power to help or to frustrate. 2 Chronicles 25:8 NLT ___ New is challenging. The most challenging thing about it, for me, is...
Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, "O LORD, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O LORD, you are our God; do not let mere men...
"We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a shadow, gone so soon without a trace." 1 Chronicles 29:15 NLT ___ In any given season of life, I consider myself blessed if I can learn...
Then David continued, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the...
Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was never another king like him in the land of Judah, either before or after his time. 2 Kings 18:5 NLT ___ This past week, I have been thinking quite a bit about the theme of self-discipline. For most of us,...
