Bold – “Bold Speaking”

We speak boldly about what we believe deeply.  Have you found that true for you? What do people speak boldly about? What impact does their speaking have on you? Could the level of your boldness help you see how God is leading you to grow? Read Acts 4:16-22.  

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Bold – “Bold Prayer”

Prayer should be as natural to us as breathing. But, for many, we struggle to pray.  And so – our prayers are more like requests out of a spiritual vending machine, rather than a bold proclamation of who God is. As we look at the early believers and their prayers

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Bold – “Amazing Boldness”

It’s Confirmation Sunday.  Sometimes people say “I’m BEING confirmed”, but what’s really happening is that eleven 8th graders will be publicly confirming that they do trust in Jesus and intend to boldly follow Him for the rest of their lives.  Let this be a time for you to reconsider your

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Palm Sunday – “Stirred Up”

On Palm Sunday, the people of God came together to celebrate the one that God provided for them–Jesus.  Today we get to celebrate that God has provided a new leader to point us to Jesus.  We get to be a community of believers on mission! Read Matthew 21:1-11.  

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Becoming the Villain – “God’s Silence”

When God seems silent it is unnerving and unsettling, but it should not be unexpected.  How would life be different if we considered that silence is a tool that He wisely uses to communicate? What if it’s an opportunity for your trust in God to grow? What if silence is

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Becoming the Villain – “Obedience Blind”

God expects lifelong faithfulness—not just head knowledge—because knowledge has its limits.  Have you found them?   Faithful obedience is impossible without the power of the Holy Spirit.  Are you cultivating your relationship with God, which He has begun with you? Only then will you have His power fully enabling you to

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