When God Goes All In
Christmas is when God goes “all in.” All of His plans and promises are coming to bear with the birth of his Son. He is now putting everything on the …
We Are Managers not Owners
At every turn in Scripture, not least in 1 Timothy 6, the Bible identifies of as managers as God as the owner…of everything! In our fallenness we are drawn to …
House Rules Regarding Money
Last Sunday we began a new series from 1 Timothy 6 focusing on “God’s Economy” which means we talked about money. Money is a powerful thing, and according to scripture …
The Temptation In Every Trial
When we pray the closing stanza of the Lord’s prayer we are drawing on God’s promise to deliver us from evil. But when does evil come? Often, the most insidious …
If We Don’t Cancel The Debt…
Though there are deep feelings attached to the process of forgiveness, forgiveness is not a feeling, it’s a decision. Specifically, it’s a decision to cancel a debt someone has incurred …
Bread Is a Gift not a Given
“Give us this day our daily bread.” This is the line in the Lord’s prayer we’re focused on. What would we be missing if this wasn’t in the Lord’s prayer? …
For The Remarriage of Heaven and Earth
Praying the Lord’s prayer is like praying in the confusing excitement of being engaged to be remarried after suffering from a long and painful divorce. That’s the storyline that Jesus …
Personal But Not Selfish
As we venture into what is known as “The Lord’s Prayer” we find that prayer is meant to transform us. It transforms us by being deeply personal without being selfish. …
Mastering Your Will
As we finish our series on the Fruit of the Spirit, we focus on self-control. In the Ancient World, self-control was a foundational virtue – one that all other virtues …
Strength Exercised With Great Care
What does it mean to be gentle? Usually gentleness is misunderstood as weakness. But according to the Bible, Gentleness is quite the opposite. Gentleness is strength exercised with great care. …