The church of the Bible was dynamic, powerful, and life-changing. So why has church attendance today been declining?
When we get our happiness from God, we want to share that happiness with others.
The morning is a precious time to connect with God.
When we have the certainty that God loves us completely for who we are, we can be satisfied no matter what.
We have a God who always keeps his promises, and we can find those promises in the Bible.
We need to acknowledge what is wearing us out, especially the ways in which we become focused on rules and behaviors.
We have dreams we want to see happen and visions we want to accomplish, but it takes a lot of energy to keep running toward them.
God wants us to both have our own happy and satisfying life and to help others have an opportunity for that life, too.
We all experience feeling stuck at times, whether it be in hardships, relationship conflicts, failures that follow us wherever we go, or guilt that feels too big for us to carry on our own.
Vulnerability is usually not the first thing we associate with being strong, but the Bible tells us true strength actually comes from embracing our weaknesses.
The holidays are a time to celebrate hope, and there's nothing greater than the hope God brings with the birth of Jesus.