October 22nd, 2022
Living Out the Sharing Your Story Today’s reading: 1 Peter 3:15-16 We live in a world that is always seeking answers. Social media gives us full access to everyone’s opinions; millions of comprehensive resources are available at our fingertips; and google is now a verb. As we navigate all of this as Christ followers, it’s […]
October 21st, 2022
Everyone Has Influence Today’s reading: Acts 9 Everything we consume has an influence in our lives – our spiritual lives, relational lives, emotional lives, and physical lives. From the music we listen to, to the TV shows we watch, to the people we spend time with, we are constantly taking in different thoughts, ideas, and […]
October 20th, 2022
Why We Share Our Story Today’s reading: Acts 4:13, Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 12:8-12 Core Value: Rescued People Rescue People Now that we know everyone has a story worth telling, we can dive into why we share our story. As we alluded to yesterday, it’s easier for people to connect with us when we have shared […]
October 19th, 2022
Is My Story Worth Telling? Today’s reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 We learned on Day One that God is the greatest storyteller. Maybe you are wondering if your story has the same impact, and you’re asking, “How could God use my broken, messy story?” It can be easy to feel like our stories are not good […]
October 18th, 2022
You have a story Today’s reading: Exodus 4:10-12; Luke 12:11-12 In our reading today we learned that Moses, who is considered a great leader in the faith, didn’t think he was up to the task God gave him. He tries to tell God that his stutter and lack of eloquent speech would hinder his ability […]
October 17th, 2022
God is a storyteller. Today’s reading: Psalm 78:4 Do you know someone who is really good at telling stories? Someone who can make the most mundane situation seem like something that you’re bummed to have missed? We can all probably think of at least one person who uses drama, humor, and suspense in ways that […]
October 16th, 2022
This week we will be taking a deeper dive into the rhythm of Sharing Your Story. Let’s prepare our hearts for what God has to say to us this week and how He might prompt us to grow. Today’s Reading: Psalm 96:3 NIV “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” […]
October 15th, 2022
Living out an Open-Handed Life Today’s reading: Matthew 6:21 We have spent the last week looking into what it means to live an open-handed life. What we have learned is that there is no straightforward answer. In fact, it’s really not something that we can check off a list; it’s more of the posture of […]
October 14th, 2022
Today’s reading: Matthew 25:14-30, Malachi 3:8-12, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Core Value: God gave so we give We are children of a wildly generous God. Scripture tells us time and time again that God gives good gifts to his children. One way that we can honor those gifts is by having a generous heart and blessing […]
October 13th, 2022
Service Today’s reading: Matthew 20:28, John 13:1-17, 1 Peter 4:10-11 Core Value: Serving others is serving God. In 21st Century America, we live really busy lives filled with never-ending to-do lists, packed schedules and constant racing to the next “thing”. It can sometimes feel overwhelming to think about serving others when it seems like we […]
