What do God-honoring Christian relationships look like and How should Christians date? 

In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul gets specific about the way in which we honor God in a world full of sexual temptation. Paul reminded the church that, to win the fight against lust, we have to train our hearts with truth and know when to run from temptation.

As the creator of our bodies and the creator of sex, God gets the last word on the way in which we use them.

This invitation by Jesus leads to a transformation in Zacchaeus, and the same is true for us! Jesus invites us into a relationship with him, no matter our past, our struggles, or anything else. 

This prayer in the face of injustice should challenge us. When we face the broken, ugly, disjointed, and messed-up stuff in our world, we can have faith. We can engage those areas in our petition to God and be inspired to take them on headfirst, filed with the Holy Spirit.

When we find ourselves in ugly cry moments, we can cry out to God. God loves us, hears us, and is with us in the midst of our hurting. 

How do the Psalms teach us to pray and what the Halleck is the big deal about Hallel.

We can face the struggles of life and overcome the temptation of the enemy by living a life in the protection of God’s presence and by turning our hearts to God in moments of  testing. 

God provides for his people. Often we struggle to notice his provision. We walk right past it, and the result is a weak faith that doesn’t trust God for our daily bread.

While many are willing to TALK about God’s Kingdom being manifest here on earth, I’m afraid few are willing to BE about it. 

Our posture as we come before God is important! You could say, a life of impactful prayer begins with a recognition of who you’re praying to. 

Scripture can handle the heat. It’s big enough for our questions and doubts. The Bible has endured through history and persecution. God’s word continues to outlast its doubters. When we consider the ways it has endured many attempts to eliminate it, and its continual impact, we cannot help but trust the word of God.

We can trust Gods word! When we consider the carefulness and accuracy by which it was transcribed and consider the wholistic nature of its narrative, we should affirm it as the reliable source of God’s truth in our lives.

What’s mine—my time, my everything—is yours. This reflects a spirit of generosity. What’s mine is His, acknowledging God as our only provider.

The culture can’t be our God. If it is, it will only lead to hurt, sadness, and death in our lives. We cannot live for the culture and find our true purpose. Instead, we must live in a way that our lives worship only Jesus and what He has done for us.

The idol God is exposing in our lives is the idol of exclusion, prejudice, and partiality. If we favor one group of people over another based on race, class, age, or ANYTHING, we have raised ourselves up as an idol, now placing ourselves in a place where only Jesus can sit.

Jesus is an eternal King. If America ended tomorrow, God would still be good. America could crumble in an instant, and God would remain in control.

Don’t settle! Don’t worship earthly kings when you have access to the King of all Kings.

For us, our idols are not often statues but more often strongholds. We worship sports, pleasure, entertainment, success, education, family, and many other things. Idols aren’t always carved images but are the things that have carved their spot in our lives in the place where God should be.

This brother missed the moment! He focused on himself, and in doing so, he ended up forgetting his inheritance. He was so focused on the moment that he neglected to consider all that his father would give him.

This story isn’t just about a son and a father; it’s about you and me. It’s important that you know, no matter how far you’ve run from God, no matter where you are or have been, God's message to us is this: “I want you back!”