Rise Up | Go And Make Disciples
We become the outposts of the Gospel for the glory of God and rise up in our faith by bowing before the authority of Jesus Christ and choosing to make disciples rather than mere converts.
We become the outposts of the Gospel for the glory of God and rise up in our faith by bowing before the authority of Jesus Christ and choosing to make disciples rather than mere converts.
For all of us called to rise up, according to the mission and vision God has set for our lives, to proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven, we must be willing to abandon our personal desire for the sake of expanding the work of God in the world and revealing His person and nature to the world.
Just as we breathe, we must both spiritually inhale and exhale in order to thrive, we do so spiritually by what we take in and what we express outward.
Just as we breathe, we must both spiritually inhale and exhale in order to thrive, we do so spiritually by what we take in and what we express outward.
The hope of Jesus Christ defeats the empire that rules over people so that we might return to God.
We are at the conclusion of one of the most divisive elections that I can remember.  For wherever you stand politically, the idea of unity has been shattered between the two parties.  Yet this phenomenon is not limited to politics.  Millenials vs Baby Boomers.  Men vs. Women.  Conservatives vs. Liberals. Everyone seems to be blaming everyone else and…
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American society was founded on the principles of Christian values and which were incredibly important to the founding fathers.  Yet, for those who look around the world we live in today, it seems that these ideals and core values have eroded over time.  Sure, there are insightful explanations for why this has occurred and how the church in…
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If the past year has taught us anything, it is that the world has most assuredly changing. We have surpassed another year and walked into 2017 as the world continues to shape and form around us.  For some, this was marked by a difficult time, for others a time for celebration.  Yet from whatever background you come…
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There was something about Will Smith’s song Gettin’ Jiggy With It, that parents and older adults tried to keep using it to relate to the younger teens. Â Which feels totally unfair, since I don’t think it was THAT bad of a song. Â But you saw people over enthusiastically informing teens that they are “Jiggy…
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I can still remember it clearly to this day; the first day I ever truly praised God from my heart. While I had grown up in the church, there was a battle to make my faith my own. It was at a conference I attended with my youth group at the time called DCLA.  During…
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