Mastering the Map

2 Timothy 3:16 and Psalms 119:133

I am going to be using the example of a map and how that can give us direction from place to place. Then I am going to relate that to the bible and God. God should be in control of our life and the bible should be giving us that …

World Changers Stuff

Hey everyone,

It is that time of year again. All of the forms, money, and copy of your insurance card is past due. Please get that in as soon as possible. I cannot wait for this summer to go on this trip. I hope you are excited as I am!

Gotcha!

Joshua 2:1-21

As we read this passage there is one common thing that we can take away for Rahab. Is that she was a lady of her word. No matter what it was she was not going to go against her previous commitments. Think about it. How different would things might …

Friends Pull You Through

Ecclesiastes 4:7-12
This passage is quick to explain how we need friendships. How friends can do so much in our life. When time are tough, our friends are there to pick us up and challenge us to be better Christians. Building off the past two weeks, it is …

Cut the string, no matter what it costs

Judges 16:4-20

Many of us have grown up hearing this story about Samson. When we have been taught about Samson it has mainly been from viewing Samson, but what about Delilah. Yes, Samson was probably prideful and everything else, but Delilah could not have been a …

Who's pulling your strings?

Acts 7:54-8:3

In this passage I cannot help to think about who has influenced Stephen to be such a catalyst for Christ. He didn't deny Christ when it came time to be stoned to death, but ask God to forgive the people that are stoning him. That is incredible. The …

The Ultimate Life

Matthew 5:48

This verse pretty much summarizes everything we have talked this whole series! Be Perfect as the Heavenly Father is Perfect. That is a pretty challenging call. We should live our live molded after Christ. Love should be over pouring in our life …

Impact '09

Our D-Now is almost here! You need to make sure and sign up! Early registration ends this Sunday. Early registration fee is $30, and then it goes up to $45 after Sunday! Impact is April 17-19. It is going to be an amazing weekend of fun and games, bible studies …

Enemy Love

Matthew 5:43-47

The passage talks about loving our enemies. Easy task right!?! It is hard to really love someone that doesn't care for you either. Jesus is telling us to big the bigger person and squash whatever is in the way and love that person. We need to grow …

Revenge!?! sweet or Unsweet

Matthew 5:38-42

Jesus teaches us to turn the other cheek. Basically, we don't need to seek revenge, but let things roll of our back. Let things go. People make fun of us or gossip about us, we want to get them back but that is not what Jesus is teaching. I feel …

What is honesty?

Matthew 5:33-37

So many times we do not carry through with commitments we make. We don't truly live out what we say we are going to do! That is why Christians are viewed as hypocrites. Jesus us tells us simply to let our yes be yes and our no be no. Don't say …

It's all about ' the cut'

We will be in Matthew 5:27-30

Jesus gets to the heart of adultery in this passage and it is another heart issue, just like last week! The challenge is to live a pure life. There are so many things in life that keep a student from living a pure life that is focused …

It is all about "the tude"

Matthew 5:21-26
It is all about "the tude"(attitude)

Jesus gets to the heart of the 6th commandment when He says, "Do not murder." This week is pretty simple but it will be good for them to hear! Jesus breaks it down like this: do not let our anger be little …

It starts with the Trump card!

Matthew 5:17-20
It all starts with the trump Card!

The next few weeks we are gong to be working through Matthew 5:17-48. This week we stop is verses 17-20. In this passage Jesus is calling his people to a different kind of righteousness, that comes through grace. …

Your Nose Knows

This week I will using scripture from 2 Corinthians 2:14-15. I am going to have a collections of objects with intense or distinctive smells: deodorant, candles, onions, spoiled food, dirty socks, coffee beans, etc. The apostle Paul reminds us that we, as Christians, …

ReWrite

Jeremiah 31:1-6

We all leave some sort of legacy whether a positive one or negative. Sometimes in our life we just distracted or go down the wrong path. This happened to the Jews and God judged them, but in this passage Jeremiah is giving them hope in the future. …

Don't stop writing

2 Chronicles 24:1-25

It's hard for us to listen to stories like Joash's, because deep down we know that we are just as capable of forgetting God which leads to faltering, but there is hope for all of us! Even those of us who who are finding ourselves slipping up …

Let life happen or write your own story?

Nehemiah 13:1-31

Throughout this whole book you see a passion in Nehemiah's heart for Israel and for God. He deeply respects what he knows as true and follows God whole heartily. This can be seen throughout the whole book of Nehemiah, especially when he is told how …

Everyone leaves a legacy

Every year about this time we start thinking about New Years resolutions and what we need to change in our life. Maybe we should change that thinking just slightly and think about the legacy we are leaving. We all are writing a legacy, one that has an impact both now …