OPEN HANDED

October 29 – November 26, 2023

In Romans 10 Paul shares that our ultimate responsibility is to know Jesus and to make Jesus known. God has gifted you and positioned you to make the name of Jesus known. People are in desperate need of the goodness and grace of Jesus. Pastor David Nelms shares how The Timothy Initiative is sharing the love of Jesus around the world....

Is anxiety an inevitable feature of our lives? Do worry and fear need to have their way in our lives regularly? Well, according to the Apostle Paul, the answer is actually ‘no.’ For Paul, it didn’t seem to matter whether he was having the worst day or the best day–every day was an opportunity to give thanks and be grateful....

We live in a culture that has been meticulously designed to make us believe that the quality and condition of our lives can be measured by our stuff. Our time, our money, our possessions, and our resources. But it doesn't have to be this way. The practice of simplicity from the way of Jesus has helped followers of Jesus avoid the trap and cultivate...

The church, which depends entirely on the generosity of God's people, has often rightly earned quite a negative reputation with the surrounding culture regarding giving and generosity. It's a topic worth going to Scripture to explore. Repeatedly, the New Testament asserts that a lack of generosity isn't a money problem but a heart problem. The fail...

How do you live when you know that no one sees you? The true test of a person’s character is what they do when no one else is watching. And let’s be honest, this can be a tricky question to answer, at least when it comes to ourselves. This is undoubtedly why Jesus had much to say about who we are in secret in his famous Sermon on the Mount....