I stole the idea from the apostle Paul: three ways to focus on Jesus next year.
12/31/2015 by Steve Ridgell
They had a heavenly accent. They spoke in such a way that everybody knew they were on a journey, one that would end in heaven. They knew, as the old hymn says, "This world is not my home, I'm just a passin' through." They were on their way to the city God
11/18/2015 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware concludes his 10 part series on "Saved at Sea" dealing with sea stories in the Bible and how God has always saved his people, this time focusing on the ultimate saved at sea story, Revelation 21:1-5
11/02/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series called 'Saved at Sea' with his fourth message on life's most important question, 'What sort of man is this?'
06/30/2015 by Phil Ware
I have fewer days ahead of me than behind me, and I recently have been reminded by those with fewer things than I, about having family and friends in Heaven with you.
05/13/2015 by Bill Brant
Phil Ware shares the first in a series of messages on Nehemiah called "Doing God's Work with Dirty Hands" and focuses on our willingness to be useable and moldable and trusting in the LORD's great power.
04/12/2015 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly talks about the way Satan dupes into buying the lie about holiness and goodness and gets us to buy the sins of self-destruction.
03/07/2015 by Rubel Shelly
I believe that we will recognize our family members who get to Heaven before us. While we will have a different body, a name God gives us on our forehead, and be in a place where there is no night or time, I think we will have a reunion with those we know
03/04/2015 by Bill Brant
Phil Ware begins a short 4 part series on the Holy Spirit as we begin the New Year, this one is focused on living by the power of the Holy Spirit.
01/05/2015 by Phil Ware
If you believe in life on this earth, then you must believe in life after death because scripture talks about both. If you believe in Heaven, then you must believe in Hell. And if you believe that God wants all of his people to go to Heaven, then you have
05/28/2014 by Bill Brant
Heather Gray shares a devotional on death and love and the power of God through it all for families who are deployed in harms way and she speaks with the authenticity of someone who knows because her husband David Gray was killed in Afghanistan.
05/26/2014 by Heather Gray
I've been thinkin' about Heaven, a lot, lately. And I've decided that I don't care what it looks like, or if we have to wait a 1000 years, or if everything I know will be made new. Heaven is where God and Jesus are and that's where I want to be.
02/12/2014 by Bill Brant
The Christian life is much like a race. If you finish, you get a medal. If you don't finish... no medal.
12/11/2013 by Steve Ridgell
Treasure in this world can be stolen or lost. Treasure with God is safe forever.
11/13/2013 by Tim Archer
Jesus told his followers that it was hard for the rich to become a part of his kingdom (Matthew 19:24). The apostle Paul said that those who want to have wealth fall into a trap, and some have ruined their faith because of it. (1 Timothy 6:9-10) And James
10/09/2013 by Tim Archer
Phillip Morrison reminds us that our assurance is based on what God does and has done in Jesus, not what we can accomplish for God!
09/26/2013 by Phillip Morrison
But you see, there are times when we have to face the truth that not every option is equal and not every choice is valid. When it comes to eternal life, to salvation, to having a relationship with God, there's only one way: through Jesus Christ.
07/31/2013 by Tim Archer
Max Lucado writes about the high cost of doing God's work and the hope, joy, and crown we will glory in when we go to be with Jesus and it will be all about people!
07/22/2013 by Max Lucado
Phillip Morrison continues his encouraging words with an especially relevant piece on Egypt and going home.
07/11/2013 by Phillip Morrison
Phil Ware writes about a group of young men and young women interning in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and the cultural and racial melting pot that is the church.
06/17/2013 by Phil Ware
I need to think about dying. Not in a scared way, nor some kind of morbid obsession. I need to remember that death is coming… and it's not the end. I need to prepare for my real retirement, the one that will last forever. All of the "busyness" that surrou
04/17/2013 by Tim Archer
Our family has owned our farm for 110 years, but that is not our most important family legacy. Faith is.
04/10/2013 by Steve Ridgell
It's important to start our walk with God, but even more important that we finish it. We have to persevere until the end.
02/06/2013 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.
12/23/2012 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware shares about his son coming for Thanksgiving and it reminds him how much God must anticipate his children coming home to him.
11/20/2012 by Phil Ware