Psalm 51:1-12; Romans 5:8David's prayer in Psalm 51 is one of the most honest cries in all of Scripture. He did not dress up his failure or minimize his sin. He came before God exactly as he was, brok...  Read More

2 Samuel 16:14-23; Matthew 18:3King David danced before the Lord with everything he had. He was sweating, uninhibited, and fully abandoned to worship. His wife Michal watched from a window and despise...  Read More

Mark 10:17-22; 1 John 4:18Before Jesus challenged the rich young ruler, Scripture tells us He looked at him and loved him. That sequence matters deeply. Correction without love is cruelty. Love withou...  Read More

Mark 10:13-16Jesus did not merely tolerate the children who were brought to Him. He welcomed them with holy indignation toward anyone who stood in their way. The disciples, men who had witnessed mirac...  Read More

Jeremiah 29:11; Psalm 23God's plans are not afterthoughts. They are deliberate, personal, and rooted in love. Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us that even in seasons of exile and uncertainty, God is not absent...  Read More

Romans 5:11Paul says that believers do not merely accept reconciliation quietly; they boast in God through Jesus Christ, through whom this restoration of favor has been received.Sunday's message close...  Read More

1 Corinthians 12:12-13Paul describes the church as one body made up of many different parts, all baptized by one Spirit into one unified whole, regardless of background or origin.Sunday's message was ...  Read More

1 John 4:18John writes that perfect love leaves no room for fear, because fear is connected to the expectation of punishment, and those who are fully rooted in God's love are freed from that dread.Fea...  Read More

Romans 5:9-10Paul declares that if God reconciled us to himself while we were still his enemies, actively hostile toward him, how much more will he sustain and save us now that we have been brought ne...  Read More

Romans 5:6-8 -- Paul reminds us that Christ did not wait for us to become worthy; he died for the ungodly while we were still weak, still sinning, still in rebellion.It is one thing to love someone wh...  Read More

Romans 8:31-39 Nothing—absolutely nothing—can separate you from God's love in Christ Jesus. Not death, not diagnosis, not depression, not dementia, not distance. God loves you with an everlasting love...  Read More

Luke 11:9-13The dry bones didn't come to life until the Spirit breathed upon them. Jesus promises that the Father loves to give the Holy Spirit to those who ask. Perhaps you've been trying to manufact...  Read More