It all Begins and Ends with Jesus
Everything begins with Jesus. He is the Alpha and Omega (in Greek), the Aleph and Tav (in Hebrew), the A to Z (in English). He is the beginning and the ending and everything in between. What’s in between the letters A & Z? The whole rest of the alphabet. That’s...
Living According to the Flesh vs. the Spirit
We as followers of Jesus should make it our goal to live a life guided by the Holy Spirit. We often call this living a spirit-filled life. How can we know if we are walking with the Holy Spirit vs. following another spirit or our flesh? In Romans, Paul gives us a...
Journey into a Life of Prayer Using the Lord’s Prayer Part 4
Welcome back! We are finishing up a 4 part series on prayer. If you have not read the first three, I encourage you to go back and read those before you read this one. The first week I told you my testimony of prayer. The second week we began to dig into the Lord’s...
Journey into a Life of Prayer Using The Lord’s Prayer: Part 3
We are now on week 3 of a 4 part series on prayer. In part one I told you my story of how the Lord led me into a life of prayer. Last week I introduced you to the different styles of prayer. Today we are going to take a look at the Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew and...
Journey into a Life of Prayer Using The Lord’s Prayer: Part 2
In the previous post, I described how the Lord pulled me into a deeper life of prayer. I started it off by referencing Matthew 6:9-13, commonly called “The Lord’s Prayer.” In this post, we’ll explore the various phrases of this prayer to help you see it in a new...
Testimony Time: Brett’s Journey into a Life of Prayer
When I was a sophomore in high school, my older brother started a prayer group that met before school began every day for about 10 minutes. We’d go through a verse and then break up into small groups and pray for people’s needs. My brother passed the leadership on to...
What Happens When Jesus Speaks
Last time we were together we talked about how the words we use have power. Today we are going to see what happens when Jesus speaks. Hint, his words have great power! Partner With The Holy Spirit Our goal as followers of Jesus is to become just like him. It’s...
Words Have Great Power; Use Them Wisely Part 1
There is a saying, “Stick and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” This is a false statement. Take it from a girl who has been deeply wounded by hurtful words spoken about her and to her. Words can and do hurt when used as weapons. We need to...
Is it Biblical to Pursue Spiritual Things?
Have you ever been talking to a friend, telling them about a fun adventure you were about to embark upon, and they warned you about almost certain death? You might have said, “I’m so excited for my upcoming ski trip!” And they replied, very concerned, “Don’t you know...
Ways Your Spirit Communicates with Your Soul and Body Part 2
Welcome back! We are going to conclude the last post in our series on ways the Holy Spirit communicates to our human spirit, soul, and body. If you have not read the first two posts, I encourage you to read them first as this post will make more sense with the...