The Intentionality of Jesus Love I’m defining intentionality as, done freely, on purpose, and by design. There’s something powerful about intentionality, when something is done on purpose. When something is done intentionally it adds weight to what was done. We experience something very powerful and dynamic when someone freely and intentionally chooses us to be… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 4/22/25
Controlling Love (part 2) “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 4/15/25
“Controlling Love” What is it that is controlling your life? What controls the decisions you make? Where you go? What you do? How you use your time, resources, money? Where you live? Where you work? How you work? How you parent? How you do marriage or singleness? What controls the way you treat other people?… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 4/8/25
Joshua 5: “Are you asking the right question?” Obedience can be risky. In Joshua chapter five we find the Israelites are now in the Promised Land and the city of Jericho is right in front of them. God has supernaturally dried up the Jordan River so they could pass over on dry ground. We read… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 3/25/25
“Lessons from the Parable of the Good Samaritan” “Have you ever avoided someone intentionally? I think we avoid people a lot of times. Sometimes we're in a hurry. Sometimes it may be the way they look. Sometimes it may be the way that they don't agree with us. Their beliefs aren't the same. But what… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 2/24/25
“We do not lose heart.” Paul claims in these verses to have found the remedy for an experience that virtually everyone in the world wants to have. I’m referring to verse 16: “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” And I… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 2/10/25
Courageous Faith (Joshua chapter 2) Courageous Faith believes in God. Rahab was a courageous woman and had courageous faith because she believed in God. Following are three truths Rahab believed about God that fueled her courageous faith. Courageous faith believes in the promises of God. “and said to the men, “I know that the Lord… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/13/25
Joshua (part2) “Be Strong and Courageous” Joshua chapter one teaches us several things about courage and how to be courageous. A Clear Assignment from God Number one, courage rests upon a clear assignment from God.There is no such thing as courage apart from a mission. You are not just courageous for the sake of being… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/8/25
Joshua (part1) – Be Courageous “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 ESV "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear" - Mark Twain "I learned that courage… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/31/24
Abounding in Hope What is the engine of your life? What is it that influences the actions and reactions, decisions, and emotions of your life? What is it that determines how you live right here, right now? I believe it is hope. The way we often use the word hope means wishful thinking for the… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/17/24
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