Prayer - Peace
Four Promises for Your Prayer Life
Have you ever sat down to pray, stared at the wall for ten seconds, and suddenly felt like your brain opened forty seven browser tabs at once? You want to pray for our church, your family, and our community, but instead you’re wondering if you switched the laundry or if you’re even using the "right" words. If you’ve ever felt that way, take a deep breath, you are in great company! Even better, our confidence today doesn't rest on having a flawless prayer script. It rests on the rock solid promises of God. Let’s look at Isaiah 58:11 . It’s…
Read More →Under the Ultimate Umbrella
I have some encouragement for you today from Romans 5:1 2 . Have you ever been caught in a sudden, torrential downpour without an umbrella? It’s the worst! You’re running across the parking lot, trying to hold a soggy piece of cardboard or a wet receipt over your head, desperately hoping it keeps you dry. Spoiler alert: it never works. You end up soaked, cold, and looking like a drowned cat. It’s inconvenient when it happens in a parking lot, but it’s exhausting when we do it in our spiritual lives. So many of us live our lives constantly dodging…
Read More →Put Your Sword Away
When something startles you, or threatens you, what do you do? Your heart starts pumping, your blood is flowing, your vision narrows. Our bodies react. It’s instinct. When we feel threatened, we want to fight. We want to fix it. We want to control it. And that is exactly where we find our friend Peter today in Matthew 26:51 54 . We are learning how to rely on God more and ourselves less. Peter is wide awake, but he’s making a mistake. It’s the moment of betrayal. Judas shows up with soldiers, torches, and weapons to arrest Jesus. It is…
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