Society tells us that we should base our relationships on what we can get from them. This mindset can put us at odds with each other instead of building a good relationship. God has a different design. When we base our self worth on who God says we are, we have a much more stable foundation to build other relationships. God's design for our relationship with other and things are very different from what the world tells us and work much better.
Jun 3, 2018 7:49 AM America/Chicago
What we build on in this life determines what reward we’ll receive in the next. If you’ve trusted in Christ as your Savior, your eternal destination is secure, but Scripture clearly shows God will reward us for what we’ve done with what He’s given
May 26, 2018 8:55 AM America/Chicago
Have we become so absorbed in the world that we’ve forgotten who we are in Christ? In today’s passage, Paul reminds the Corinthians who they are and encourages them to look up and focus on Christ. When we do this, it humbles us and brings us to repent
May 19, 2018 2:01 PM America/Chicago
What keeps us from having an eternal focus and a deepening relationship with God? Our daily lives are bombarded with messages of instant gratification and the here and now. Satan will do anything he can to deceive us into thinking right now is what’s mo
May 11, 2018 2:02 PM America/Chicago
Did you know that the word hypocrite originally means a stage actor or pretender? We don’t like to think of ourselves as ever being hypocrites, but if we put on a mask in relationships and pretend to be a way we aren’t, then we’re guilty of this. To
May 5, 2018 3:29 PM America/Chicago
Have you considered what a gift the body of Christ is? If we were left in isolation once we came to know Christ, this life would be very discouraging and empty. But, God in His grace, has given us each other to help along this journey. Today, Pastor Paula
Apr 28, 2018 3:36 PM America/Chicago
Do you find it easy to slip into self-reliance when times are good? It seems much more necessary to run to God during hard seasons, but God wants us to maintain a constant attitude of gratefulness and reliance on Him, as we’ll hear from Pastor Paula tod
Apr 21, 2018 2:34 PM America/Chicago
Let’s be honest with ourselves-do we prefer the safety and comfort inside the church over being out in the harvest field of the world? We can say all we want that the church’s mission is saving the lost, but what this comes down to is individuals bein
Apr 15, 2018 12:08 PM America/Chicago
Are you looking for the divine appointments God brings your way? How incredible that God has chosen to use us to spread His Word and impact the Kingdom. Today, Pastor Tom encourages us to think back to those who had an impact on us coming to Christ. There
Apr 7, 2018 4:55 PM America/Chicago
We can cruise through life, caught up in the business and distractions, not even aware of the spiritual battle we’re in. This is the plan of the enemy, to render us useless as believers because we’re filling our lives with so many things that don’t
Mar 31, 2018 4:23 PM America/Chicago
For those not in a relationship with God, it’s not obvious to them that they’re in bondage to their sin. When Jesus sets us free, it changes everything we’re about and we begin to see God’s eternal perspective, as we’ll hear from Pastor Tom toda
Mar 24, 2018 6:17 PM America/Chicago
Isn’t it a relief we don’t need to live up to everyone else’s expectations? God has designed us to be free in Him, defined by Him and who He says we are. As Pastor Paula teaches today on the fiery furnace, we can draw some parallels between the Jewi
Mar 16, 2018 3:06 PM America/Chicago
Have you ever heard that what’s inside you will come out when you’re under pressure? What we believe and put our faith in will determine our actions when we find ourselves in trying circumstances. As Pastor Paula covers the story of the fiery furnace,
Mar 10, 2018 3:14 PM America/Chicago
What if Jesus asked you the question, “Do you want to grow in your relationship with me?” Well, the answer seems obvious, right? But just because the answer is simple, the way to get there isn’t, as we’ll hear from Pastor Tom today. Good changes i
Mar 3, 2018 2:57 PM America/Chicago
How would you define your relationship with God? Would you say IT defines you? As Pastor Tom teaches today on the story of Jesus healing a man with a long-time illness, we can learn much from the response of the religious leaders. Because they were so foc
Feb 24, 2018 4:01 PM America/Chicago
God has given us an amazing gift in His Word. The Bible allows us to see where God has been and what He has done. Today we’ll hear from Pastor Paula about how Moses was only allowed to see God in all His glory from the back as He passed by. As we learn
Feb 18, 2018 1:19 AM America/Chicago
Isn’t it amazing that God is a God who wants to be near His creation, in relationship with us? We’ll learn about the uniqueness of this connection as Pastor Paula highlights Moses’ relationship with God. Moses understood the absolute necessity of ha
Feb 10, 2018 1:12 PM America/Chicago
Are there any relationships in your life that need restoration? Doing life with other people can be messy and hard, but God has created us for relationship and many times, this is how people see and experience the love of Christ. Today, Pastor Paula teach
Feb 3, 2018 2:16 PM America/Chicago
What labels have been placed on you by others or by yourself, either intentionally or unintentionally? We’ll live our lives based on the labels we believe about ourselves, as Pastor Paula teaches today. God has created us in His image, designed for a re