Passage Luke 8:1-15 (The Parable of the Sower) A rooted life begins with how we respond to the word of God. Jesus told a profound parable to a crowd of people who had gathered from various towns to hear him. In this parable in Luke 8:1-15, he compared different groups who heard the same message,… Continue reading A Rooted Life
How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.- Psalm 84:1-2 In Psalm 84, the sons of Korah, wrote this psalm to describe how deeply they long for God’s presence that even their hearts… Continue reading Desiring God’s Presence
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. - 1 Peter 4:10 What is a steward? A steward is defined as a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or… Continue reading Faithful Stewards
It seemed like any other day, or so she thought as she approached the well. She wouldn’t have thought it would be the day her life would change forever. One of the most memorable testimonies told in the Bible was about a Samaritan woman who encountered Jesus as she went to the well to fill… Continue reading The Power of a Testimony
God is Incomparable and He hears our cries David began thanking God for hearing his cry and lifting him out from the pit of destruction. He declares “I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog… Continue reading 4 Reminders from Psalm 40
When the topic of trials comes up, you won’t normally hear someone say, “I love facing trials.” In fact, as a people, we generally would love to live a life free of difficulty and trouble. However, James associates an unlikely word with trials. Joy. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various… Continue reading The Purpose of Trials
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. – 1 John 1:5 Have you ever journeyed on a dark road? A few years ago, I was journeying on a street with family members at night traveling back home from… Continue reading Living in the Light
In a world filled with uncertainty and pressure, it seems difficult to find hope. A lot of times we put our hope and security in things that have a limited capacity to fulfill that deep hope within us. The real question is who is our hope found in? We need to look to God as… Continue reading Unwavering Hope
In a culture where we measure success by the numbers (likes, approvals, follows, reached), what does it look like to measure our success by obeying God even in the uncertainty? One of the stories, that highlights success not in terms of numbers but having a heart of obedience to God is the story of Philip… Continue reading For the one
Have you ever sat and listened to a child pray? From hearing a few, they usually start prayers like, “Thank you God for my day.…” I learn a lot from sitting and listening to them as they talk about today, what they pray for that day. I hope that we would have the same kind… Continue reading Today
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