Monthly Archives: January 2024

Sometimes we have a false sense or a misunderstanding of what being hospitable means. It doesn’t mean throwing lavish parties or basically turning your home into a hostel. Being hospitalable means providing others with a generous and or friendly welcome. Being hospitable means offering a pleasant, welcoming environment to others. It means you are readyContinue reading “Called to Hospitality”

Webster defines empathy as “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another.” Sympathy is a word closely associated with empathy – “an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other” or “the act or capacityContinue reading “Called to Empathy”

The Apostle Peter taught us yesterday that we were created to be good stewards of God’s blessings to serve others for God (1 Peter 4:10). While we focused on stewardship yesterday, today we will explore our purpose of service. Christ repeatedly told His followers that anyone who wanted to be great in His kingdom mustContinue reading “Called to Service”

Today is the Lord’s Day. Why do we worship the Lord? Because He has blessed us immensely. He has given us all we need physically and even more importantly spiritually. There is nothing we need that God has not given or provide us. Yet some of us have more while others have less. How canContinue reading “Created to Be a Steward”

This week we’ve discovered that we were created, chosen, and called to and for God’s purpose. The primary purpose of our life then is to worship and praise God. But our secondary purpose is to engage in good works (Eph. 2:10). “For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus FOR good works. (Eph. 2)Continue reading “For Good Works”

People sometimes use the word worship flippantly. They’ll worship pop stars or sports icons. Some people hero worship. Some people worship politicians and institutions. Others worship ideas and philosophies. But that worship is empty and hollow because it yields no returns. And frankly those folks, ideas, and institutions just are not really deserving of worship.Continue reading “A Life of Worship”

We were created, called, chosen by God for a purpose greater than anything else this earth has to offer. God did not haphazardly make you. He did not make humanity on a whim. He carefully thought about us and our purpose before the foundations of the earth were even made. Since God created intentionally andContinue reading “Created to Praise”

Have you ever waited for a call for someone? Or waited to be picked for something in school? Or waited to receive an invite to an event? It can be real disappointing if the call or invite never comes. You wonder why you were forgotten or left out. There is one invitation we’ve all receivedContinue reading “Called”

So many people feel unseen and believe that no one wants them or needs them. In fact, we all struggle with those feelings sometimes. We feel alone. We feel unwanted. We feel unneeded. It’s the whole “It’s a Wonderful Life” question. Does your life really matter? Does it have a purpose? Does it truly influenceContinue reading “Chosen for More”

2024 is here! Since it is the start of a new year, we often take time to reflect on our lives and make goals for the future. We try to learn from the past and aspire for a better tomorrow. One of the questions that normally comes up in our reflections is “does my lifeContinue reading “Find Your Life’s Purpose”