#5 Eternal Fruit

As our faith grows, as we learn more about God, we also learn more about our true purpose…

Shedding Worldly Labels for Christ

As we talked, I learned that this man had a very successful business in finance. I immediately judged this man who likely made more money in an hour than I made in a year. How could someone so wealthy possibly have faith in Christ?

God’s Yield in the Vineyard of Life

God has placed us in His vineyard to cultivate the vines so they produce fruit. The theme of bearing fruit is repeated throughout the Bible. In Luke 20:9-18, Jesus tells a parable that talks about a man sending one of his servants “so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard (verse […]

Prayer Journey — Discontent

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” – Exodus 20:17 (NASB) Help me dear Lord to be content with what you have given me in this life. […]

Friday Faith

And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow […]

The Discipline of Trauma

When I reflect back on so many traumatic events in my life, I recall the pain and hurt. In the middle of those events, sometimes I wondered what God was doing. Yet when I look at my life today, I know those events helped to shape who I am. My faith is deeper for having […]

Between Fear and Faith

God has laid out a plan for your life, a journey that will lead you to “a land flowing with milk and honey (Num. 14:8).” With each new step, he asks us to follow him in faith. The challenge is to not do what the Israelites did and take your eyes off God, to not let fear take hold of you.

A Kingdom Where the Insignificant are Great

God’s Kingdom is not anything like the Roman Empire at the time Jesus walked the earth. God’s Kingdom is all about the things that appear small and insignificant to the world.

Putting Down Roots in the Kingdom of God

To settle down with God is to focus on building a relationship with him. It means putting down roots deep into his scripture; spending focused time in prayer with God; drawing deeply from solid relationships with other believers.

The Fruit of Perseverance

The parable of the sower in Luke 8:4-15 tells of the word of God falling on different soil types. It is one thing to be a seed in good soil, but another thing to germinate, grow and mature.