Messages

Do you realize how much God loves you? Do you understand what His sacrifice has made available to you? If you do, would others know it by the way you live your life? A life that has been transformed by a relationship with Jesus should look different, and, in his letters to the church, the apostle Peter helps us understand what is possible when we fully embrace what God has made available to us.

The rip tides of life can feel like they are pulling you out into the sea with no shoreline or lifeguard in sight. When struggle, pain, and hardships pull you further and further away from the shore, remember we can reach out to our ultimate lifeguard, Jesus. During the struggle, we need to lean more into Jesus because he has a master plan for our lives. Erika Jones, shows us how to safely navigate the rip tides of life by remembering, Jesus is greater than everything.

Sometimes we find ourselves praying for things and the journey from today until it’s answered is far more difficult or long than we expected. And in many cases we pray for something, but it isn’t exactly what God has or is speaking to us. Walking through that space often has the capacity for purposes themselves.

What is your view of God? Do you see Him as a cosmic being simply observing the creation he set in motion thousands of years ago? Do you wonder if He even sees you and the challenges or uncertainty you’re walking through? As we see throughout Paul’s life and ministry journey, God desires to be far more involved in our lives than many of us realize, but it is up to us whether or not He’ll actually be able to.

We all seek to be significant. Significance is often sought through relationships, finances or achievements. What if the outputs of our life aren’t the metrics for significance? What if our design was for something more external to our being, than service to our selves?