Speaking Truth in Love Read: Ephesians 4:11-16 The Apostle Paul uses the analogy of a body to describe how followers of Jesus belong to one another in the family of God. Just like a human body has many different, mutually interdependent parts that are essential for the life of the whole, so God’s … [Read More…] September 23: Speaking Truth in Love
Abide in ME Read: John 15:1-11 Jesus is a master teacher, and His analogies are brilliant in their insight. In our passage today, Jesus is showing us just how spiritually dependent we are on Him. We’re like a branch of a grapevine. The grapes grow on the branch because it is connected to … [Read More…] September 22: Abide in Me
Bread from Heaven Read: John 6:32-40 Jesus had just fed five thousand people in the desert with the bread and fish He multiplied from a boy’s lunch. The people were amazed. No one since Moses had given them bread in the wilderness like this. They felt they’d hit the jackpot! If Jesus could … [Read More…] September 21: Bread from Heaven
Broken Cisterns Read: Jeremiah 2:11-13 In today’s passage, God is confronting His people, Israel, for forsaking Him and worshipping idols instead. The language is picturesque. They’ve abandoned their only true source of life-giving water in the desert. In a desert culture, water is life. If you have a spring of living water, you’ll … [Read More…] September 20: Broken Cisterns
Soul Food Read: Psalm 63:1-8 In this Psalm and throughout the Bible, God is described as refreshing water and satisfying food. He is a replenishing drink of water in the middle of a parched desert. He is a lavish meal that satisfies with joy. He is our nourishment, our strength, and our portion. … [Read More…] September 19: Soul Food
For the Praise of His Glory Read: 1 Peter 2:9-10 As we move through this first phase of the journey of a lifetime, Jesus is inviting you to know God through worship. We were made to know God and come alive in worship, but we have rejected God in our own way and … [Read More…] September 16: For the Praise of His Glory
Grace Grows Us Up Read: Titus 2:11-14 Not only is it grace that brings us into a relationship with God, it is grace that grows us up in our life with God as well. The Christian life is, from beginning to end, all of grace. Grace brings us in. Grace grows us up. … [Read More…] September 15: Grace Grows Us Up
The Good News of Grace Read: Ephesians 2:1-10 Whenever our family remodels a part of our home, we love to take before and after pictures. It helps us see just how much change has taken place. Sometimes it’s hard to believe the pictures are of the same place! In our passage today, … [Read More…] September 14: The Good News of Grace
Two Ways to Reject God Read: Luke 15:11-32 At first glance, we think the villain of the story is the younger brother who squanders his life away, and the hero is the older brother who keeps his nose clean. But in the end, it’s the younger brother who is at home in his … [Read More…] September 13: Two Ways to Reject God
