Category: open-house
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Continue Going With God When It Gets Hard(Open House)
Scriptures:Hebrews 11:1–10; Hebrews 11:4; Hebrews 11:5–6; Hebrews 11:7; Hebrews 11:8–10; Genesis 5:24; Genesis 6:8–22; Genesis 12:1–4; Psalm 23:4; Matthew 26:26–28; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; Romans 8:14–17 Continue Going With God When It Gets Hard There are moments in the life of faith when we feel strong, clear, and ready. The…
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Clear Expectations – From The Coach’s Corner
Scriptures:Proverbs 29:18; Habakkuk 2:2–3; 1 Corinthians 14:33; Ephesians 4:11–16; Mark 10:45; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:5 The Grace of Clarity: How Vision Builds Confidence There are moments in leadership, family, ministry, and life where the atmosphere feels heavy—not because people are unwilling, but because people are unclear. Confusion has a way of quietly draining courage. It…
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Pentecost Sunday
Scriptures Acts 2:1–24; Acts 1:8; Joel 2:28–32; Exodus 13:21–22; Exodus 19:1–20; Exodus 20:1–17; Exodus 32:1–28; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Matthew 18:20; John 14:16–17; John 14:26; Acts 10:34–35; Romans 10:13; Revelation 3:7 Blog Post Marked by Fire: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power There is something deeply comforting about the honesty of Pentecost. It does not begin with impressive…
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Courageous Conversations – From The Coach’s Corner
Scriptures:Song of Solomon 2:15 The Holy Courage to Have the Conversation There are moments in life when silence feels easier, safer, even spiritual. We tell ourselves we are “keeping the peace,” but sometimes what we are really doing is protecting our comfort. We avoid the conversation. We delay the tension. We kick the can down…
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A People of the Wind
Scriptures:Genesis 1:1; Genesis 22:1–14; John 1:1–5; John 3:1–8; John 20:1–18; Acts 2:1–4; Romans 14:17; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; 1 Corinthians 14:14; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; Hebrews 11:8 A People of the Wind There are moments when God does not simply give His people a message; He gives them a summons. Not a gentle suggestion…
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Go With God, Even When It’s Hard (Open House)
Scriptures:Hebrews 11:1–16; John 15:15; Romans 8:14–17 Go With God, Even When It’s Hard There are moments in every life of faith when the ground beneath you feels uncertain—when prayers feel thin, direction feels distant, and you find yourself asking, “What do I hold onto right now?” These are not signs that faith is failing; they…
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Foxes and our Future (Open House)
Scriptures:Song of Solomon 2:15; John 15:1–5 Foxes and our Future There is something sacred about beginnings—but there is something equally dangerous about settling. At the start of the year, we live wide awake. Intentional. Watchful. Hungry for change. We pay attention to what we eat, how we spend, how we speak, and who we are…
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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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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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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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