Give Me Jesus

Psalm 16:5-6 “You, Lord, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands. How wonderful are your gifts to me; how good they are!” So often I fall into some pretty selfish tendencies and I’m fairly certain I’m not alone in this. We’re all guilty...

Being the Body

Ephesians 4:16 “From whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.” I prefer music on shuffle. There’s too much music to listen to...

Never Playing Favorites

Acts 10:34 “Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism” My entire life, I have always felt like a second choice. Maybe I’m being dramatic, maybe I’m overreacting, but as a dancer, I was always the understudy. I was...

Living in a Spirit-Filled Community

Acts 2:44 “All the believers were together and had everything in common.” The Holy Spirit was sent after Jesus ascended to be with the Father. Jesus went and the Holy Spirit came. He came and he’s been here ever since. One of the most beautiful things documented after...

Peace From the Spirit

John 14:25-27 “All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not...

Receiving a Gift

John 7:39 “By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.” I can remember Christmas as a kid. I’d wake up filled with this eagerness. Seven AM...