Episode 53: Loving the Difficult (Pt. 2)
“Above all, love, because, above all, Christ does this for us. He continues to love and pursue us when we are difficult and stubborn. He covers a multitude of our sins, forgiving us and absorbing our punishment that we might be in fellowship with Him, and fellowship with one another, no matter how difficult we […]
Episode 52: An Encouragement for Single Women
Two Biblical perspectives God has taught me in my season of singleness: 1. Singleness is a good gift from God 2. Singleness is to be stewarded well for the Lord Prayer Focuses: – Pray that God would help you trust in His loving plan for your life completely, knowing that His plan is good and […]
Episode 51: Loving the Difficult
“When you’re saved, you’re not just getting a perfect Father in heaven who is loving you perfectly and endlessly, you are getting thousands of imperfect siblings on earth, and nobody will treat you just the way you would like. But that is part of God’s perfect design to help us display his love, and better […]
Recommended Resources: June 29, 2020
Book Recommendation from a Pastor Safe & Sound: Standing Firm in Spiritual Battles by David Powlison Recommendation by Pastor Mat Pau Why recommend a book on spiritual warfare? Most of us tend to see spiritual warfare as the bizarre moments we might have heard from mission trips – and as a result it might seem […]
Episode 50: Loving our Parents
“Outside of your relationship with God, your relationship with your parents is the foundational relationship that shapes all other relationships. Our relationships with our parents is where we first learn to live with other people. So it isn’t too farfetched to say that loving your neighbor actually first begins with loving, trusting, listening, and honoring […]
A Loving Father and a Mighty King
Face mask. Check. Bag of food. Check. Cell phone. Check. These are my essential items on the morning of April 20, 2020. I walk past a closed barbershop, turn the corner into an alley, and make my way up to the single-floor duplex. I place the bag on the doorstep and make a phone call. […]
Episode 49: An Encouragement for Mothers with Young Children
Three Truths to Remember: 1.) Find your hope in God (Romans 8:28) 2.) Remember that God is loving (Lamentations 3:22 and Romans 5:3-5) 3.) Trust that God is enough (Lamentations 3:24) Prayer Focuses: – Pray that God would help you grow in thankfulness and joy, no matter the season – Pray that you would grow […]
Episode 48: Time with God
“Encourage your spouses in their walk. Check in with them. Encourage them to take time with the Lord. Try to help where you can so they are free to have their quite time. For your marriage to thrive you need to work on your relationship with the Lord and your own soul.” Family Worship Family […]
Recommended Resources: June 22, 2020
Book Recommendation from a Pastor “A Hunger for God” by John Piper Recommendation by Pastor Tim St. John The pain of this season in history leaves all of us with a collective sense of longing. We together yearn for the pandemic to end, for racism to end, for violence to end, and for righteousness to […]
Episode 47: Evangelism During a Pandemic: Hospitality
“You see hospitality toward our unbelieving neighbors is how we uniquely present the love our Father who likewise loves beyond His circle according to Matthew 5:47 to those on the outside. By practicing hospitality we are physical reminders of Ephesians 2:19 to the world and to ourselves, that God has made a way for us […]
