With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints…    Ephesians 6:18 Alert, with all perseverance and petition… does this describe your posture when it comes to prayer? Being alert - ... Continue

armor up! For our struggle is not against flesh and blood…    Ephesians 6:12  Read that verse again… go ahead, I can wait… For our struggle is not against flesh and blood… so often it feels like it is and so often we take swings in vain at trying to overcome a bad ... Continue

Walking the grounds of Lutherhaven last week I was surrounded by beautiful ponderosa and larch. As I considered all the pine needles blanketing the forest floor, I sensed God say, “One needle is not a pine tree… in fact hundreds of needles are not a pine tree unless they are ... Continue

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. Psalm 46:1-3 Psalm 46 is such a ... Continue

Therefore there is now… Romans 8 is one of the most powerful descriptions of the benefits of a life in Christ Jesus. Such a life is one that has by grace through faith been joined to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Four key elements of such life: no condemnation We are ... Continue

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you Acts 1:8a The promise of the Holy Spirit has been fulfilled. On the day of Pentecost, the Christian Church was born - filled from on high so that we would be empowered to fully share the good news of ... Continue

There may be no two words that reveal the good news of Jesus more than: “But God”.  It is the great turn around. It is the mighty reversal, the upending of the downtrodden. It is Jesus raised from the dead, overturning the verdict of sin, death and the devil. My flesh and ... Continue

Jesus won’t stay put! Jesus leaves heaven to come to earth. He willingly sets aside His equality with God to come to earth - born not in a palace, but in a stable, laid in a feed trough. But Jesus won’t stay put. No longer a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths, He is raised ... Continue

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GO into all the world & preach the good news to everyone. Mark 16:15 (NLT) GO Or better translated, “as you go” - is Jesus’ straightforward instruction that believing in Him involves a way of living as you go. Believing is not about sitting in the stands but being on the field. You have not been saved to ... Continue