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Kindness!! It’s just been on my heart. In our busy lives rushing here and there sometimes we tend to see the strangers around us in stories that we make up. A woman in the grocery store line yells at her kids and we think what a terrible mother! But maybe she’s a single mother and just lost her job. Someone cuts you off in traffic and you get angry and you yell and raise your fist. Maybe they just got a call that someone they love has been taken to the emergency room. That teenager you meet who’s quiet and seems angry and disrespectful. Maybe they are hurting because of…

1 Corinthians 9: 24-27 “Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize?  All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.  So, I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadow boxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.  Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself may be disqualified.”  Spiritual exercise: Paul uses this illustration to let us know that winning a race takes purpose and discipline.  The Christian life does take…

Wow! So much truth in Paul’s words. These 5 things can change your life. Be on alert for spiritual enemies, stand firm for your beliefs, deal with sins even when it’s not easy, recognize the strength that is available from the Holy Spirit, and LOVE – do all things with love!

Ezekiel 5:11 “As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will cut you off completely.  I will show you no pity at all because you have defiled my temple with your vile images and detestable sins.”  In the Old Testament God was angry with the Israelites, they were committing serious sin, defiling God’s temple, God’s sanctuary by worshiping idols and practicing evil within its walls.   In the NT, we learn that God makes his home within those who are His – a new covenant was made.  Our body is God’s temple!!!! When we become Christians, the Holy Spirit comes to live in us, therefore we no longer own…

Lisa here! Happy New Year!! Have you stepped on the scale today, committed to eating a certain way or started back at the gym?  This is what most of us, men or women, have on our minds this first Monday of 2020. This will be a 4 part blog series referencing the topic of how to “Honor God with your Body.” I will be posting every Monday in January 2020.  Most of this blog is from a talk I gave at our Women’s Retreat at Pursuit Church back in 2017 about discipline and self-control.  Week One: I will share my personal story on food and exercise, so please read and…

The beginning of the year always signifies a time of new beginnings. Regardless of your personal goals and resolutions this year we pray that it includes spending more time getting to know God & growing your faith – look straight ahead and stay on the path.

ALL who believe in the Lord Jesus will be considered “free from all blame” when Jesus Christ returns!! Keep the big picture in mind as you move into the new year! If you have FAITH in Christ, even if it is weak, you are and will be saved! Thank you Jesus!

Good morning! Christmas is in two days! Heather and I absolutely LOVE CHRISTMAS!! A lot of us will be super busy traveling, cooking, baking cookies, shopping, wrapping and spending time with family over the next few days. Heather and I both had a great reminder in our reading in Romans 13 this morning: “LOVE your neighbor as yourself!” When things get chaotic, crowds are overwhelming or that one family member annoys you – remember to LOVE. Paul says, “owe nothing to anyone – except for your obligation to LOVE one another” (Romans 13:9) THAT IS IT! LOVE I say daily… “Nobody owes me a thing!” There is a sticky note…

The first time I read this in Romans I breezed right by it. But yesterday it jumped out in bold font! I spent years and years trying to be “good” – I truly thought if I don’t cuss, if I’m nice, if I volunteer, if I teach Sunday school, God will bless me and my family. But I was stumbling over the stone – every – single – time! God sent his son to save ALL people. Not just good people. God’s plan has always been for us to realize we will NEVER be good enough so we must constantly pray and depend on Him. #crazyfaith Big hugs and lots…