God sends Jeremiah to the Temple gate to tell people that He wants more than hypocritical ritual; God desires us to worship Him with our whole lives.

God called Jeremiah to stand before His people and deliver His final warning, after giving the nation over a century to repent, now their time was running out. His message was both clear and powerful, but it was not what they wanted to hear, so they refused to listen to the great prophet whose whole life was devoted to delivering God’s message to His Chosen People, who were chosen but continually rebellious.

Proverbs 22:6  says to “Train up a child in the way they should go; even when they are  old they will not depart from it”. Does this verse promise that raising children in a godly manner will result in children who follow God as adults?The heart breaking truth is that some children who grow up in a Christian home choose not to follow the Lord. Today, Angie and Chris will share some practical advice for avoiding huge mistakes in parenting. 

I am all about joy. I’m not a fan of downer scenarios. I’m all in for a good time and prefer to avoid pain at all cost. How about you? What brings you joy? Tomorrow I want to look at a strange passage in the Bible that says we should “consider it pure joy whenever we face trials of many kinds”. I’ll tell you right now, that is not my kind of joy. Let’s talk about this!

Paul urges the people he is writing to in 2 Timothy to “entrust to reliable people” the message he had been sharing to the masses. That got me thinking this week about the transactions of our lives. Many have made deposits in my life. My job isn’t to see how large those deposits can become, my task is to spend down my stockpile by investing in other reliable people as others continue to invest in me. What a preferred picture of a church. Let’s be that. Okay? Good.

“Be anxious about nothing… For the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your heart and your mind…” Those are pretty big words written by Paul in the letter to the Philippian church. Anxiety is an American epidemic and treating it is a $42 billion dollar a year industry. So how do we learn to be anxious about nothing? Join Pastor Chris today as he takes a deeper look into Philippians 4:6-7.

I love stories where someone is faced with the seemingly impossible, but is somehow able to pull off the incredible in the end.  But is this what Philippians 4:13 is all about? What was Paul saying when he wrote, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”?Join Pastor Chris as he takes a closer look at this passage today.