Devoted Together: Four Commitments That Strengthen the ChurchActs 2:42–43 | The Family Where Disciples GrowWhat does a growing Christian look like?We might immediately think of someone who reads the B...  Read More

Rooted Together: Why Christians Cannot Thrive AloneThere is something quietly devastating about watching a plant die after being uprooted. You can see it happening in slow motion. The leaves begin to ...  Read More

Living Out “Love One Another”Putting the message of “Loved People Love People” into practice*  1 John 4:7–12, 19Sometimes the hardest place to practice love is in the ordinary moments of life. A conve...  Read More

Following Jesus Reorders What We Value“For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?” — Luke 9:25Jesus’ call to discipleship does more than change our behav...  Read More

We may not know every step ahead, but we know enough to obey today:...  Read More

Following Jesus Begins With Self-Denial“If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.” — Luke 9:23Many people admire Jesus. They appreciate His te...  Read More

Christ as Lord -- The Center of the Message “For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.” (2 Corinthians 4:5, LSB)Paul states plainly t...  Read More

The Blindness of Unbelief“And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not s...  Read More

The Unaltered Message“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” (Romans 1:16, LSB)Paul declares th...  Read More

We Do Not Lose Heart“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the...  Read More

The Message We Cannot Afford to MuffleThere is a moment in every honest believer's life when the weight of the gospel becomes undeniable. Not just as a doctrine to affirm or a tradition to maintain, b...  Read More

The Mark That Sets Us Apart: Learning to Love Like ChristWhat does it look like when the world watches us? Not just in our individual lives, but as a community of believers gathered together under one...  Read More