1 Thessalonians 5

Don't you want to be ready when the time comes? Don't you want to be ready to go when Jesus returns to take us home to glory?

How can we really do this? David Bratton shares with us some important ideas about praying without ceasing and obeying, honoring, blessing, and working for the justice that blesses God.

Does crazy stuff happen to you? Crazy things happen to all of us, but we can face them with joy because of God.

And there I began hunting out places of worship through tears of joy in pain. Melissa Troyer reminds us that giving thanks -- and finding reasons to give thanks -- is a decision we make every day in all circumstances, especially when it is hard to be thankful!

Isn't time to do this with everything else going on? Thanksgiving is something that is needed, commanded, and celebrated: so let's give thanks.

Arguing kids and the morning's first sunlight lead to thanksgiving? Ann Voskamp takes a morning breakfast, washing, dishes, arguing boys, and books in multiple languages and turns it into a time of joy, happiness, and eucharisteo.

So can we learn to be more thankful? Rick Brown gives us insights on abstract prayers and the Rabbi's teaching that would help us be more thankful.

What do you look like when you are not trying look any certain way? Deonna Shake uses her vast coaching and playing experience to introduce a key concept called "default face" and reminds us that how we carry ourselves says a lot about us.

What would a frank conversation between us and God about thankfulness look like? Tom Norvell shares an imaginary but important conversation between himself and God.

How are you handling the situation you currntly find yourself in? We can learn to give thanks and be content if we will reframe our current situation and see how many blessings we actually have.

How in the world can you praise the Lord at a time like this? Mike Barres reminds us that life is full of hardship and curve balls, but we can learn to praise the Lord anyway.

Don't let the signs of the times scare you! Many try to predict when Jesus will come back. The Bible says His coming will be a surprise. The main thing we need to do is be ready to greet Him, whenever that may be.

On this day when many pause with their families to give thanks to God, let’s remember what the LORD God has done to bless us! Phil Ware reminds us to give thanks for all of our blessings!

Yes, you are your brother's keeper From Cain to Jesus to Paul to us, we are responsible for each other. We are our brother's keeper. But, and this makes all the difference, we are to hold each other accountable to the teachings of Jesus as members of a family, wanting the best for each oth

So when is Jesus' return? Rubel Shelly talks about the end of the world, which a prediction missed once again, and how those who do not live faith embarrass the cause of Christ.

God wants us to live our lives to the full, inviting him to permeate each moment of each day, including our sleep time! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to invite God to permeate every moment of every day, including having our hearts tuned to God with night songs.

What are you forgetting in the light of day? Too many of our good intentions are never fulfilled because we forget them and leave our world in darkness.

What I didn’t realize was that my wellness is not just about the food I put inside my body! Jordan Harrell shares some challenges from several years ago after her baby was born and how three questions she needed to answer helped make her healthier in every way.

Today, we focus on the power of love to cover over the offenses of others and stop the power of gossip from ruining lives. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to emphasize the importance of forgiving and covering over the offenses of others with our forgiveness and love.

This is a team we can all be thankful for! Ron Rose reminds us that Thanksgiving is about those who have blessed us and our being a blessing back by letting them know and thanking them.

Imagine if we all came together at the same time and prayed for God to intervene and help us overcome our world's problems! Phil Ware explains the unified, simultaneous, hour of prayer on January 1 and December 31 as all the time zones gather together to pray.

What do you hear in the silence? We can only regain our rightful place in our spirit through Silence and the work of the Holy Spirit on our spirit.

Ed saw a need to check on and connect with folks who have been absent, so he started doing it. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to encourage and build up each other and learn to live out our own version of Ed-ness.

What are you waiting for? Alan Smith shares the importance of doing things now in the lives we love and not waiting till the funeral.

Got anybody praying for you? Everyone needs someone praying for them; this prayer is for you and we pray without ceasing!

Jesus reminds us that real love involves our tangible demonstration of that love in acts of kindness, help, and service. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us into the mission Jesus gave us to be his bodily presence sent into the world just as the Father sent him.

Why give thanks for that? Mike Barres talks about a hunting trip with his wife and how they were so thankful for just heat and food and the simple things of life.

Could you ever imagine that 80 cents could mean so much? Sending thank you cards or notes can be such a powerful and special blessing to those who receive them and are just the kind of thing the Lord would have us do!

I was very comfortable right where I was. Jordan Harrell speaks to women about something she was told by another woman teacher that revolutionized her relationship with her husband.

Do we really have all these choices or is there only one choice? Righteousness is not a choice but it is defined by God and his will, not by popular culture, media, and we cannot compromise and or flirt with evil.

If you can't be passionate about it, how important is it anyway? Phil Ware continues his series where he shares his dad's values with his adult children, and this one is on living with passion.

What I learned about a healthy relationship with God from my dentist visits. Just as my teeth need regular care and maintenance, so does my relationship with God.

What do we do with folks bent on destroying themselves? Sometimes those who show themselves to be very self-destructive just need someone to help them get some rest and encouragement.

Some people have a hard time being thankful. Christians do not. There are reasons some people have difficulty giving thanks. We Christians see things differently.

When's the last time you used your divine Twitter account? Phil Ware reminds us that drive-by prayers and tweeting heaven and tweet prayers are ways to include God in all of our everyday activities and build upon our life of prayer.

Are you ready? We know that Jesus will come again. We have to get ready.

Our God will even cry for you Jesus wept when he saw the pain and grieving caused by death. He still weeps with us when we are hurting.

We fool ourselves into discounting the malignant threat of sin to our souls. Bill Sherrill has a visit with a surgeon about removing malignant tissue and this experience opens his eyes about how we must treat sin in our lives.