Things go better for us in just about every area of life when we have a design to follow. To God, human beings are a masterpiece of great worth and value – including you. God created you with intention, thought, care, and, above all, love. We believe it is essential to understand that your identity is found in Christ. It is the first of the seven...
One thing is true of every follower of Jesus, regardless of how you discovered Jesus or when you started following him: We all have a past. Your past is a significant factor that helps explain the person you have become and the person you are becoming. It has an invaluable role in forming your new identity in Christ....
Distance running was one of Paul’s favorite analogies in Scripture for describing what it looks like to follow Jesus faithfully for a lifetime. Following Jesus requires commitment, endurance, practice, pain, setbacks, goals, and time–just like running does. The Bible offers a wealth of wisdom to those who wish to run their race faithfully for a...
We all want our future to be better than the present, that’s a given. But the tricky thing for many people is that we aren’t sure how to reach our desired future. We get caught up in the moment, and we often struggle to see our present trajectory in direct opposition to our desired future. But the invitation extended by God to those who find th...
Ask any church what they hope to see in their people. You will often hear metrics such as consistent weekend attendance, participation in community groups, helping with a serve team, and giving regularly. These are not bad things to want. These only become a problem when doing becomes the goal instead of a means to the goal of becoming like Jesus. ...
We are in Week 6 of our series, You By Design, talking about the life-long project of growing up into your identity in Christ. In the project of becoming like Jesus, we all eventually discover that we need access to a less frequently needed or easily used tool: the power of community and the beauty of deep relationships with those around us....
Thriving is what happens when the person God created us to be is reflected in the way we spend our time, energy, and resources. In other words, thriving is the result of clarifying and living our unique calling in life....