Sin is Like an Itchy Bug Bite Time Out

 1 John 3:24 “Those who obey God’s commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us.” Remember when you were a child and you were put in timeouts when you got in...

People Pleaser

Luke 6:26, “Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.” I was in a conversation the other day where we were talking about personal characteristics and I said that I have a tendency to be a people pleaser...

Too Much Time

Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” School is starting and that means back to… your laptops. What a difference a year can make...

Light > Darkness

Mark 5:8 “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light” I’ve always been terrified of the dark. Nightlights and left-on hall lights filled my childhood and if a bulb burned out or a parent flipped a switch before I was fast...

CHRISTian

Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” The Bible is pretty clear in this verse and in many others that we are called to be like...

Disqualified

Ephesians 1:13 “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit” I do this all the time. I disqualify myself. If you do this too,...