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!”

YOU are a leader and as we own and step into the calling of leadership in our lives we must live a life founded on a deep walk with God and outwardly lived for God. 

To lead well we must have patience for the journey and ultimately we must rely fully on God for our strength, vision and wisdom! 

We are called to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

If we want a real faith, one that follows us every day, we need a faith that is a place for everyone and points everyone to their purpose in Jesus. 

Little, big things in our lives often cost. Daniel gave up what was the best food the world had to offer, Steve Jobs sacrificed convenience. Whether a diet or an iPhone or our lives, when we live with conviction and consistency it pays off. 

Just as Steven was a witness for Jesus, so are you and I. The difference is he has finished what God has for him on this earth and we have not. God want’s to use us to be a witness and take his good news to our schools, city and world but we need to understand before Steven preaches Jesus, he follows Jesus. Before he shares the message of Jesus he shares the method of Jesus. 

The promise of God is that in times of fear, he is and he will

In a fear-filled world, God has given us peace through his Spirit.

Love is the confirmation of the work of God in us and the motivation for our service to those within the family of God.

BAYBEE DON’T HURT ME!!

The AH-HA moment of Jesus at the table.

Rarely do we ever get to enjoy BOTH the now and the not yet.

God calls us to more than empty religion!