Opportunities to Trust We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an...
Our K-5 friends kick off the month with the most famous verse ever: John 3:16. “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life” (NIrV). John is quick to remind us that our life is best when...
Seems like there’s plenty to be upset about in our world. We can even get personally offended by the actions and comments of others around us. Here’s a radical, relational idea: What if you can become unoffendable? That’s right—unoffendable. It’s rare but possible....
Everything Else I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 eturning to life after the Pandemic has felt a little like emerging from a cave. I’m finding that I’m not the same person who went into...
Bearing Good Fruit: The Miracle of Medical Missions in Haiti In 2011, Keeley Murphy, then in 9th grade, approached her father Sean with a simple request. She really wanted to go on a mission trip. Sean wanted to honor his daughter’s request but was reluctant to take...
Finding the will of God is both a mystery and an adventure. Certainly, we would be short-sighted if we didn’t curiously and diligently pursue the path God wants us to walk. If Jesus is our Lord, it makes sense for us to do what He wants us to do. Can we know what He...
We can LIVE for God in everything we do.We will hear today about a woman who did not have a lot, but still gave what she had to the church. Jesus could see that the widow had given her two coins as a way to LIVE for God. She wasn’t worried about herself. She wasn’t...
Where We Most Need To Be Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. 1 Peter 4:19 “In Jesus the places we don’t want to go are the places we most need to be. They connect us to the power of the...
God has given us the chance to talk about what we believe.This week we hear about how when asked, Peter tells others that Jesus is the Messiah. We can talk with our friends and family about what it means to follow God. We can ask questions when there’s something we...
Saying that Jesus is Lord, implies surrendering to His will over ours. No matter how you frame it, surrender is frightening. When we surrender, we are vulnerable. When we surrender someone else determines our path and can take us where we do not want to go. Jesus...
It's Personal And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 1 John 5:14 od is so good at giving us personal glimpses of His faithfulness. Answered prayers are such a special way that...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 1Galatians 1:1-10from the Galatians reading planRead the Word Galatians 1:1-10 | Acts 15:24 | 1 Thessalonians 2:4ReflectHave you ever heard or read something that you thought was legitimate but later found out was not true? In his...
Prayer is such a huge part of our training plan.Today we will hear an example from Jesus as to how to pray. Jesus’ prayer gave us the perfect example of the way we can pray to God. We don’t have to just pray about the things we want or need. We can take time to honor...
Temptation is real. And so is the danger of making sinful choices that displease the Lord of our lives. Fortunately for our sakes, others before us have made unfortunate choices that we can learn from. While the Bible is filled with examples of success, it is just as...
The Influence Of Our Words Death and life are in the power of the tongue… Proverbs 18:21 (ESV) ometimes I forget that my words have power. Too often, I’ve said something hurtful because I didn’t fully weigh my words ahead of time. Or, when I...
Welcome to the fourth and final installment of our Spring Clean series! This article series is designed to focus on ways to refresh our spirits, bodies, emotions and homes. These areas often work together in our lives as a whole and all are worth examining as we...
Make the wise choice.We can hear from God by reading the Bible. As we read the Bible, we can get to know God better. We can find out how to make the wise choice. We can remember what’s most important in life . . . and we can also think about things that we might need...
When you think of the word authority, what comes to mind? You might think of someone who used their authority to control or manipulate you. If that's the case, the word authority may cause a negative reaction. But as Jesus used the authority given to him by God the...
Welcome to the third installment of our Spring Clean series! This article series is designed to focus on ways to refresh our spirits, bodies, emotions and homes. These areas often work together in our lives as a whole and all are worth examining as we press reset and...
Each day, we can LIVE out what we believe...This month we will be talking about Running a Race - We have a lot to learn about how to run a good race, and how to follow Jesus! Paul said, ‘We do it to get a crown that will last forever.’ (1 Corinthians 9:25, NIrV) We...
If we grudgingly view Christ’s lordship in our lives as a threat to our freedom, we don’t understand the real freedom we’ve been given through Him. Jesus has come to make us new, literally! Through the new birth, we’ve been given a new nature and the cord to sin and...