Week 4 Main Point and Overview: It doesn’t take much to make a mess of our lives. Our natural desires that are sinful are allowed to “take over,” and before we know it, we are adding issue after issue into our lives. The story of the woman who was “caught” in adultery exemplifies this reality. We don’t know much about her, but we do know that she was in danger of disaster. According to the Mosaic ...  Read More

John 19:39-42 This devotional and the story of Nicodemus has been wonderful to read each day. It’s a story for every seeker, every skeptic, and it’s for you and I as we understand and participate in the Kingdom. Every scene has drawn me in deeper to the account of his journey. Today, we find ourselves at the final scene. “He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at ni...  Read More

John 7:50-51 “Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?” John 7:50-51Think about your time in high school; of all the cliques. You had the athletes, the nerds, the populars, and the arts. Most people fell into a clique, or a category. Each of them were different, but...  Read More

John 3:16-21 God has done it all! He has come into the world and given us His only Son! John 3:16 is one of the very first verses we teach to children and for good reason! It is the truth of the gospel! God sent Jesus to save the world through Him. This is the only way that we can be saved. The next few verses talk about the fact that we chose darkness. We are all condemned already as the Bible te...  Read More

John 3:10-15 This past year at our annual staff retreat we had a team building exercise that pulled me out of my comfort zone. I was partnered with Kyle Wendle, I was then blindfolded and was led throughout Lake Ann Camp with Kyle “leading me.” I ended up sitting in a disc golf basket, hugging a tree, and tripping over many sticks. Long story short I was beyond thankful when I was finally able to ...  Read More

John 3:3-9 Debbie and I have been blessed with four boys. Raising four boys was adventurous at times, including many “what were you thinking” moments. Our boys raised in the same home with the same set of values are different from one another. They have different interests, different personalities, and vastly different careers. The boys each look different and are different sizes. That being said,...  Read More