The Pressure of Sacrifice
by Christina Cain - Women's Ministry Director on October 26th, 2024
Seven. Seven in one day. That’s how many pieces of campaign paraphernalia were in my mailbox today. A presidential election is upon us and with it: a plethora of TV ads, text messages, yard signs, and a lot of campaign mailers as candidates make their final push to communicate their ideas and positions on issues to the voters. According to the Federal Trade Commission, you can decide what types of... Read More
Decide While You Still Can
by Manning Brown - Operation's Pastor on October 25th, 2024
It has been said that your life is the culmination of the decisions you make. Think of the number of decisions you make every day. From the most routine: “What flavor of chips do I have with my sandwich,” to something with a bit more life impact, “Should I marry this person?” Then there is, of course, the single most important decision that surpasses all of life’s other decisions, “Do you proclaim... Read More
The Struggle of Sacrifice
by Kyle Wendel - Connection Pastor on October 24th, 2024
What is a time you knew something was coming that you were not looking forward to? Possibly your stomach was in knots and your anxious thoughts were overtaking you. Maybe it was a time you knew you were about to get in trouble and a punishment was coming. Maybe it was a time when you knew you were being challenged beyond your comfort zone. Maybe it was a time that you knew would be extremely diffi... Read More
The Holy Reversal
by Brandon Robertson - Campus Director (GB) on October 23rd, 2024
I hope by now you have seen the streaming series The Chosen. In one of the early episodes, we see Jesus calling Andrew and Simon (Peter) to follow him. During this episode Peter seems to be too busy, he is clearly upset they had not had a good night, and he had come back with empty nets. Peter is so worried about his life here on earth that he did not understand who Jesus was in that moment, even ... Read More
The Harvest of Sacrifice
by Matt Hatton - Children's Pastor on October 22nd, 2024
What does the Gospel of John have to do with the life of Joshua that we’ve just journeyed through for the past couple of months? As I read John 12:20-24, it’s become evident that our two separate sermon series have unintentionally collided as we’ve turned the page back to the Gospel of John. Chapter 12, a pivotal moment in the life and ministry of Jesus. A moment that was here, a moment they’d all... Read More
Save Us…From Us?
by Jeremy Jentzen - Devotional's Editor on October 21st, 2024
It is hard to ignore the similarities between the Jewish people during the Triumphal Entry and Christians today in the world of politics. The Jewish people were longing for the Messiah to come and take down the Roman Empire, to save them from oppression, to give them freedom…. not too far different from Christians today who are longing for a Republican to triumph over a Democrat to save us from al... Read More