2 Chronicles 14:9-13a As I write this devotional, remembrances of 9/11 are in the news. For those of us old enough to have experienced this day of infamy, we still feel the weight of unexpected fear and sorrow of that day. On September 10th, 2001, we were a free country unaware that the next day every life in America would change. We lived in a high trust society, one where you walk your loved one...  Read More

1 Kings 15:9-15 The other day as I doom scrolled on Facebook I ran across an old picture of me during my senior year of high school. As I sat there looking at the photo I chuckled and told Sarah how skinny I was! During that time, I was a 2 sport athlete for my high school as well as always playing basketball at any given opportunity. I continued to say, “wouldn't it be nice to go back to that siz...  Read More

1 Kings 15:1-4, 13 Asa was unlike his family. He loved and followed the Lord. What happens when you are surrounded by people in your life that are disobeying God in all that they are doing? How do you overcome such circumstances? I recently preached about how we are “not to be yoked together with unbelievers” in reference to Solomon’s sensual obsession with women. Ultimately, it cost him dearly. T...  Read More

Week 4Main Point and Overview:    Over the course of Israel’s history as a “split kingdom” most of their kings were evil, focused on their own prosperity, power, and prestige. They failed to honor Jehovah God, and it led to worship of foreign gods. In the face of all of this dysfunction, God “raised up” a special leader who was different – King Asa. He wasn’t influenced by his corrupt family; in f...  Read More

1 Peter 5:2-3 “You don’t have to, you get to.” My husband reminds me of this often! Sometimes we have to remember things we don't want to do are actually privileges given to us by God. I’m a very task-oriented person. I’m also very independent. I would rather work alone than as a team. Loving others and going out of my way for people has been something I've had to work on. I am not a people person...  Read More

Philippians 2:3-4 Pride will always come before a fall. I have been reading Colossians lately and it is our focus right now in youth group and young adults. Colossians focuses heavily on the supremacy of Christ and one thing that has always amazed me and hardly even makes sense to me is why Jesus the Son of God, the authority of all things on earth and in Heaven, God Himself, came down from heaven...  Read More