“The Winning Formula” (Courage Absolutes)
by John Scally - Lead Pastor on October 13th, 2024
Main Point and Overview:The battles had been won, yet peace was only for a season. It’s a great reminder that until we get to heaven, there will be battles to fight for the Lord. For Israel, God had immensely blessed them with a new land after they had overcome their enemies. Now, there was a new enemy to consider…complacency. They had to guard against “forgetting God,” and falling for the cultura... Read More
You Have an Enemy
by Manning Brown - Operation's Pastor on October 12th, 2024
There is the quote that goes something like this: “The greatest trick of the devil is to convince you (the world) that he is not real.” This thought goes hand-in-hand with humanism. There is no absolute good or absolute evil, just relativism as perceived or performed by people. The world extolls that we are all basically good people. Further, when we do evil it is because we are a victim of circum... Read More
Do Life God’s Way…. Always
by Brandon Robertson - Campus Director (GB) on October 11th, 2024
I don’t know about you, but I sure do love shopping on Amazon. I especially love it when I log in, find something I need or think I need, and then go to the shipping portion of the check out and see the greatest words “free next day shipping” or even better “same day shipping!” Amazon, however, has taught us the “I want it now” lifestyle. Unfortunately, that “I want it now” lifestyle leads to “I w... Read More
Guard Against Deception
by Kyle Wendel - Connection Pastor on October 10th, 2024
One of my favorite board games to play is Risk. I love strategy-type games and the competitiveness that comes with it. Relationships are definitely stretched during this game. If you've played it before, you know what I mean. It is a game where you have to conquer the rest of the world against the people you are playing against. There is only one winner, and you have to choose when you want to for... Read More
God Does the Impossible
by Jeremy Jentzen - Devotional's Editor on October 9th, 2024
When I think too deeply about the state of our world, I begin to panic. I feel a heat rising in me that ushers in anxiety and this feeling of doom. To look around and see such chaos it just feels that it is so dark and heavy that waiting for God to show up just seems impossible. I am only 32 but I feel like I have seen such awful things in my lifetime, and it doesn’t feel like it will ever get any... Read More
Who Should I Trust?
by Matt Hatton - Children's Pastor on October 8th, 2024
It’s that time of year, October is here, fall is in the air, the mornings are cooler, and most Michiganders appreciate the changing colors observed in the natural scenery around us. Our God-given human senses are an amazing thing we’ve been gifted to perceive and experience the world around us. The smell of a cup of coffee in the morning can bring a smile to your face. The creaking of a cabin door... Read More