Matthew

Dealing with Divorce Gracefully

Divorce is not God’s ideal and it’s not usually ours either — but, divorce happens. We want to up hold the kind of kingdom community Jesus envisions, while at ...

One Size Doesn’t Fit All

As we begin a new series designed to examine what God says about Christian marriage, it is important we begin by recognizing not everyone is called to be married. Some […]

Make Use of Your God Given Talents

God has given every one of us abilities which he desires us to use as he provides us with opportunities. This is how his kingdom grows. The temptation however is […]

It Happens So Quick, You’ve Got to Be Ready

We feel that tug that whispers, turn to Jesus, and we say, yes, but not yet. We wait. We wait because we just aren’t sure. Maybe not sure about Jesus, […]

Give It Away, Not Hold On To It

The temptation is always to solidify. To protect. To establish. But it’s not ours, it never was. We must let go of what we have to be the people of […]

The Trouble With Money

Everybody Has Won and All Must Have Prizes

How Far Should We Go With This?

Jesus has called us to be generous with each other, positively confronting each other’s sins so no one gets lost. It was also a call for us to exercise forgiveness […]

No One Gets Left Behind

In our kingdom it’s better to have more than less, but in the Kingdom of God one can have a greater importance than the many. In the Upside Down Kingdom […]

Prayer Flow

The way we pray reflects our theology; it shows most clearly what we think and believe about God. When we pray is God our genie in the bottle obligated to […]

Duplicate Yourself

It is a win when God’s people pursue a life of discipleship and become deeper, more authentic disciples, but we are not the end goal — the kingdom is. When […]

Rise Up!

Jesus has been crushed under the wheel of the world, but this doesn’t mean he’s lost. Rather, it mean’s he’s changed the game and because of that we have...

Narrow Gate, Wide Gate

Knocking at Heaven’s Door

Too often we are given the impression that God is really hard to find or at least hard to please. But the truth is God has invited us to seek […]

The One You Feed

We’re snapping selfies of our latest outfits to see if we look good, we instagram our dinner, and we toast with a drink in our hand — could these simple […]

Check Your Ego at the Door

Imagine what it would be like to get good at the way of life Jesus has been describing in his sermon! Man, we would be so holy, it would be […]

Say What!?

Blood is thicker than water is a message that some of us have had drilled into us. That seems to be the natural bent — look after your own. What […]

#blessed

‘Blessed’ is a term used in our culture today from winning an award to getting a ride on a cold day. When the religious use the term it has the […]

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

A Christmas to Believe In