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The Arrival of an Unexpected King
Scriptures:Mark 11:1–10; Zechariah 9:9; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:6–8 The Arrival of an Unexpected King There is something deeply disruptive about the way Jesus arrives. On Palm Sunday—what Scripture calls the Triumphant Entry—we are confronted with a King who refuses to meet our expectations, yet somehow meets our deepest needs. The streets of Jerusalem were filled…
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The Mission Must Go On
Scriptures:Mark 8:27–35; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Galatians 2:20; Romans 12:2; Romans 5:8 The Mission Must Go On There are moments in life when the map we’ve trusted no longer makes sense. The roads we thought would lead somewhere feel uncertain. The landmarks we leaned on seem to disappear. In those moments, faith does not offer us…
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Remember the Oil (Open House)
Scriptures:1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 10; Revelation 16:1; Isaiah 61; John 1:16; Romans 12:2; Psalm 45:7 Remember the Oil There are always two ways to live. Two ways to lead. Two ways to love. Two ways to respond when life presses in and the stakes feel high. Scripture paints this contrast vividly through two kings:…
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Reaching For Overflow
Scriptures: Luke 8:40–48; Mark 5:25–34; Leviticus 15:25–30; Romans 12:2 Reaching for Overflow There are moments in life when survival is no longer enough. Moments when the quiet ache inside us whispers, something must change. In those seasons, we often find ourselves reaching—reaching for solutions, for hope, for anything that promises relief. Scripture tells us the story of…
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The Mission Must Go On (Open House)
Scriptures:Mark 8:27–35; Mark 9:31; Matthew 16:13–24; Romans 12:10; Proverbs 19:21; Romans 8:14–17 The mission must go on. Those words don’t arrive softly. They carry weight. They sound like conviction. They confront comfort. And yet, beneath them is grace—the kind that refuses to leave us smaller than we were called to be. In Mark 8, Peter…
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Sisterhood: Not Just a Jar
Scriptures:2 Kings 4:1–7; Romans 1:11–12; 1 Corinthians 12:12–27; Acts 2:1–4; Matthew 17:20 Not Just a Jar What if the miracle you’ve been praying for is already sitting somewhere in your ordinary, everyday life? What if the overflow you’ve been asking God for is hidden inside something you’ve been calling nothing? In 2 Kings 4, a widow…
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A Second Touch
Scriptures:Mark 8:22–26; John 8:32; Matthew 16:13–24; Philippians 1:6; Hebrews 11:1 A Second Touch What if your blurriness is not failure—but invitation? In Mark 8, we encounter one of the most unusual miracles in the ministry of Jesus. A blind man is brought to Him in Bethsaida. Not by the crowd. Not by the religious elite.…
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The Standard of Sonship (Open House)
Scriptures:Matthew 5:1–16; Romans 12:2; John 15:15; Numbers 13–14 There is a standard in the Kingdom of God—and it has never changed. Like a home plate in baseball, it remains 14 by 14 inches whether you’re five years old or pitching in the major leagues. The plate does not expand to accommodate inexperience. The standard does…
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Watch Him Work
Scriptures:Mark 6:30–44; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 6:9–10; Psalm 1:1–3; Genesis 3:9–11; Habakkuk 2:1; 2 Peter 3:13–14; Revelation 1:3 Watch Him Work More than title, it’s an invitation to a different way of living. Not striving. Not panicking. Not scrambling in “very late” places. But standing still long enough to see what Jesus will do with what…
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Because He is, I Can
Scriptures:John 1:43–51; Genesis 28:12; Matthew 11:28–30; Ephesians 3:7 Because He Is, I Can. In John 1, we encounter a holy moment. Jesus is forming the foundation of His ministry. He calls Philip. Then Philip runs to Nathanael with divine excitement: “We have found the One!” But Nathanael’s first response is not faith. It’s skepticism. “Nazareth?…
