The purpose of church

Have you ever thought about the purpose of this thing we call church?  In Ephesians 4 Paul breaks down why God gave us leaders. “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,  to equip his people for works of...

Sonship

In Romans 8 Paul is talking about how we died to our sinful nature and are alive in Christ.  We are no longer slaves to sin, but sons and daughters of God. Romans 8:14-17 says, “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.  The Spirit...

Accountability comes from responsibility

In John 17:1-5 Jesus is praying to the father and it reads like this: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.  Now...

Jesus returns to the workplace

After Jesus raised from the dead he appeared to the disciples a few times.  This one particular time some of the same disciples as before headed out to do some night fishing and in the morning had an encounter with Jesus.   “Afterward Jesus appeared again to...

Jesus in the workplace

In Luke 5:1-11 Jesus enters a team of fisherman’s work space. “One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.  He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who...

Purpose vs Sin

Purpose is the meaning and reason for life.  To walk in purpose is to live in function. Sin is the misuse and abuse of a created thing.  Sin is a malfunction which is why is creates death. When we don’t understand our purpose we live in confusion.  We...