Be Violently Resolved!

Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. There is an important principle about receiving the promises of God contained in this verse. Both Satan and the world’s system attack the kingdom of heaven’s system. When we attempt to […]

The Power of Laughter

Isaiah 54:1 “Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth!  Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, you who have never been in labor.  For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,” says the Lord. This is one of the most fascinating scriptures in the Bible.  […]

Do I Have To Forgive In Order To Be Forgiven?

If we are all honest, sometimes the Bible can be confusing.  One verse says we are saved by putting faith in God’s grace and not of works, and then in another verse Jesus would tell people if you don’t forgive, your Father in heaven will not forgive you.  To the person who actually thinks when […]

Behind the Scenes of the Christmas Story and other Lessons on Spiritual Warfare

The Christmas story is one of the most encouraging portions of scripture ever written.  It reminds us that God can and will do anything to save including sending His Son as a baby to redeem the world.  Most of you are probably very familiar with the birth of Jesus contained in Matthew, Mark, and Luke’s gospels, but have you […]

Strengthening Yourself in the Lord

One of the greatest destiny stealers in life is discouragement.  We live in a fallen world so unfortunately discouraging things happen.  The key to fulfilling our destiny isn’t preventing discouraging things from happening; it’s keeping the discouragement out of our heart when they do.  The Bible is full of stories of great men and women […]

Is God’s Will Automatic?

I was recently reading about Isaac and Rebecca in the book of Genesis and came across a passage that jumped off the page at me. The passage stood out because Isaac’s approach to a challenging situation was so different than the way many Christians would have approached the same situation. The passage that stood out was Genesis 25:21: […]

The Power of Words

Just like a bit in the mouth of a horse or the rudder on a ship, our words control our lives.  Look at these passages of scripture out of James 3: 2 For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.  3 We can make a large horse […]

What Is The Gospel?

Sometimes it’s possible to get so familiar with a word we don’t actually recognize what it really means.  A great example of this is the word “gospel.”  Many think the gospel is the news we must repent of all of our sins and live holy before God.  Others think it’s a type of music ?  […]

When Things Go Sideways

Has Jesus ever led you to do something and things didn’t go the way you expected?  I’d bet every one of you reading this article would give an emphatic, “YES” to that question.  We have all had times where we entered into a relationship, took a job, or got involved in a new ministry opportunity […]

What is the Gospel of the Kingdom?

Shortly after we planted Grace Life Church in 2017 I began reading through the gospels and studying the ministry of Jesus.  As I read through the gospels, there was one phrase that jumped out at me:  the gospel of the kingdom. I had read through the gospels dozens of times and had seen that phrase many […]

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