Today's Passage: 1 John 4:7–21I was once asked if I would like to come speak at the Student Ministry. They were in a series on 1st John. I was handed these same 14 verses and told I had 20–25 minutes....  Read More

Today's Passage: 1 John 4:1-6 One of the greatest blessings of the Christian life is discernment that comes from the Holy Spirit. It can be difficult at times to know what the right thing is, and what...  Read More

Today's Passage: 1 John 3:11-24s love countercultural? Everyone can extend and receive love - even those who do not believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. The love that John writes about is a diff...  Read More

Today's Passage: 1 John 3:1-10 The authority of God’s word and the guidance of His Spirit changes us. Like a child, we are all meant to grow and change slowly becoming what we are meant to be, but onl...  Read More

Today’s Passage: 1 John 2:18-29 When thinking about my life, there are some things I am anti: Anti-White Castle, Anti-cucumbers, and anti-marathons/5k’s. I do not want to be a part of those things. An...  Read More

Today's Passage: 1 John 2:12–17I was recently strolling through the spam folder of my email inbox and one email caught my eye. It was from a sweet lady who recently lost her husband a few years ago. H...  Read More

Today’s Passage: 1 John 2:7-11Our relationship with people affects our relationship with God. And our relationship with God affects our relationship with people. Our vertical relationship is connected...  Read More

Today's Passage: 1 John 2:1-61 John 2:1-6In many ways, maturing in the Christian life can be summed up in finding the balance between a growing ability to put sin to death while also putting on and ap...  Read More

Today's Passage: 1 John 1:5-10 In a world that is increasingly calling right wrong and wrong right, this message from John is timely.GOD IS LIGHT.Only a few times does the Bible say what God is (God i...  Read More

Today's Passage: 1 John 1:1-4The opening paragraph of John’s first letter harkens back to John chapter 1. He is pointing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the truth of our witness, the urgency of our ...  Read More

Today's Passage: Esther 9:20-10:3 As people, we are quick to forget, but we see here that Mordecai is clinging to the joy found in the deliverance of the Lord. He writes to all the Jews and urges them...  Read More

Today's Passage: Esther 9:1-19As Hannibal Smith from the A-team used to always say, “I love it when a plan comes together.” This is exactly what we see in our passage today.If you remember back in Est...  Read More