Yesterday in worship, we were reminded about things we already know about God. We know we can place our trust in God. We know Jesus is the Way, God’s plans for us are good, and He will navigate us toward spiritual maturity and victory. Lastly, we know who we are—chosen

Over the years, I’m sure most of us have had people say disrespectful or disparaging things to or about us. Some people are verbally abusive and bullies. When a thought comes to me to verbally retaliate to something mean spoken to me, I try to grab for the spiritual duct

A majority vote [more than half of the total] is used in many areas of life, including education, business, social organizations, non-profit organizations like C2C Church, government, etc. Wisdom and dialogue are important because, without them, we struggle to put forward a godly vision for governing every area of life;

It would certainly be wonderful if we could gain every good thing God has for us without any struggle or sacrifice on our part, but following Jesus always involves denying ourselves daily and taking up a cross of some kind (Luke 9:23). God’s will must be our priority.  This means

Our Shepherd leads us into fertile pastures of righteousness, producing a clearer image of Christ in our lives. We can eat of His supply as we choose to obey. Many times, the spiritual assignments the Shepherd leads us into stretch our souls, but the harvest is beautiful to the Father,

Satan, the world, and our flesh work to silence the glory of the Lord! Evil works through our minds, will, and emotions to cover with darkness that which was born to shine with radiance. You were born to shine and give glory to God! Jesus died to open the windows