Identity: ADOPTED Identity Crisis Here is a simple definition of identity crisis, “A period of uncertainty or confusion in a person’s life.” Most recognize that there is a massive identity crisis in the world today, people who are uncertain or confused about who they are. However, is the church to quick to point out at… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 10/1/24
September 25, 2024 Gather Spend 5 to 10 minutes praying for any needs, concerns, or people in your group. Grow Identity: Who is God? A.W.Tozer said, “What comes into our mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Do you feel this is an accurate statement? Why or why not?… Continue reading Gather. Grow. Go Questions 9.25.24
Identity: Received not Achieved Things work best when they are used they way they were designed to be used. When we live how we were designed and created to live, in the identity we were given by God, and in the purpose given to us by God, we experience joy and peace, fellowship with God… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 9/24/24
Weekly Reflection – IDENTITY: Who is God? The Scriptures are clear; new believers need nurture and care to continue successfully in their new life. The Bible uses the words infant and child to describe new believers. They are dependent on others for help and sustenance, and need nurture and care. They need basic training and… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 9/17/24
More Than Good Intentions Good intentions vs intentionality. Good intentions reflect a person’s desires, beliefs, and objectives. Intentionality requires action, its intentional living. Our vision, our goal, our good intentions are to be a church full of disciples of Jesus who are making disciples of Jesus. But, me saying that numerous times every Sunday, and… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 9/10/24
Intentionality: The Intentional Love of Jesus Intentionality The desire for Living Hope is that we will be a local church full of disciples of Jesus who are making disciples of Jesus. This will not happen by chance, we will not stumble into it, it’s not going to happen accidentally. It will take intentionality. As you… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 9/4/24
Jesus is Lord. Seeing the Whole Picture It’s important to see the whole picture. We act and respond in accord to the picture we see. That means if we don’t see the whole picture, there’s a good chance we won’t act and respond correctly. The whole picture will help us better understand salvation. The whole… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 8/26/24
“Who Do You Say Jesus Is?” Matthew 16:13-23 Bias The Cambridge Dictionary defines bias as “the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgement.” There is also something called unconscious (or implicit) bias, it is a term that describes the… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 8/19/24
Following Jesus (part 1) “Not what I expected.” When life doesn’t go as expected it often leads to disappointment, discouragement, anxiety, frustration, and at times giving up. Do your expectations of what it means to follow Jesus match up with Jesus’ expectations? Do your expectations of who Jesus is line up with who He really… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 8/12/24
Weekly Reflection – Are you walking like Jesus walked? I encourage you to listen to or watch Sunday’s message from conference pastor Darren Peachy. To listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-hope-ministries/id1717677370?i=1000662957647 Or to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie2JGNZlsh4 I am not going to try and summarize Darren’s message, I will let you do that, but rather give you a couple thoughts I… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 7/23/24
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