Respond with Grace

Psalm 136:1 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.” A couple of weeks ago at youth group, we talked about the Gospel. Abigail gave a fantastic message about what the Gospel actually is. If you were there, you might remember that she made...

Asking Jesus

Luke 20:7-8, “So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from. Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” Have you read through the Gospels and gotten to know the Pharisees? They are some interesting dudes. The religious...

Questions For Jesus

Isaiah 55:8-9 says, “‘My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could ever imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts...

My Dirt, His Creation

Isaiah 61:3 “… provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes…” When I younger I loved to garden. My mom would buy all sorts of little seed-packs for 20 cents apiece, little seed packs that I’m not...

Canceled or Met With Honey

John 8:10 “Jesus straightened up and asked her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’” When I fall into sin. When I mess up. When I miss the mark, I’ll immediately feel like the woman who was drug to the feet of Jesus at the temple courts. The adulterous...

Becoming New Through Jesus

Matthew 1:1 “This is the scroll of the lineage and birth of Jesus, the Anointed One, the son of David and descendant of Abraham.” “We have been made new.” What does that mean? Well, because of Jesus, our lives are transformed, and we are given a clean slate. Jesus...