17 Ways to Bear One Another’s Burdens1. Bring a meal. When someone is grieving, sick, recovering from surgery, or overwhelmed, provide dinner on a specific day.2. Pray with someone right then. Instead...  Read More

Seven Ways to Bear Someone’s Burden This WeekGalatians 6:1–10 Bearing One Another’s Burdens — Part 2“Let me know if you need anything.”Most of us have said it. And usually we mean it. But Galatians 6 ...  Read More

From the Gathering to the Going: Living as Christ’s WitnessesActs 2:42–47  from the sermon "The Family Where Disciples Grow"A healthy church cannot turn inward forever.We gather.We learn.We pray.We ea...  Read More

When the Load Is Too HeavyWhy Christians Bear One Another’s BurdensGalatians 6:1–6Bearing One Another’s Burdens — Part 1Imagine hiking a difficult trail with a friend. Both of you are carrying loaded ...  Read More

More Than Sunday: When the Church Becomes FamilyActs 2:42–47 more from "The Family Where Disciples Grow"It is possible to attend church regularly and still keep the church at a comfortable distance. W...  Read More

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