January 23, 2022
As we conclude our series, MARGIN, we look at relationships. Jesus tells a man in the book of Mark that His relationship with God and His relationship with others is THE most important thing. How can we live a life where relationships are more important than accomplishments?
January 16, 2022
Moses prayed that God would teach us to number our days, that we’d realize we are bound by limits of time. Knowing that we should make the most of our time here…but not according to the push of culture that tells us to do more, to cram as much stuff as we can into our schedule. Your priority will determine your capacity.
January 9, 2022
Jesus invites us away from the edge, into a life with margin, with space – extra, in our time, relationships and finances. Your finances can be tool for your obedience or an obstacle to your obedience. We need financial margin in our lives. How do we do it?
January 2, 2022
Margin is the amount available beyond what is required. It’s the extra, the reserves. We were all created with limits, we weren’t made to live life on the edge. Jesus invites us to a life lived within limits, a life that is sustainable.
December 24, 2021
“You are to give Him the name Jesus because He will save His people from their sins.” Jesus stepped out of heaven, not just to save us from the penalty of sin, but to save us from the power and dominion of sin in our lives. The Wonder of that name.
December 19, 2021
The manger is a central part of what we know as the Christmas Story. But why a baby in a manger?
December 12, 2021
The star at Christmas announced a change was coming. Everyone saw it and in Matthew’s gospel we see the reactions of two groups of people to the star. Christmas holds the promise that there is more to this world than we can see or touch.
December 5, 2021
The Christmas season is filled with promise. Parties, presents, gatherings, all offer the promise of more – more fun, more food, more meaning. But they can never meet our deepest desire: more of God. Long before Jesus came on the scene, God made a promise to restore what had been lost. The Wonder of Christmas isn’t just that in Jesus God became “God with us”, the wonder is that God became one of us.
November 28, 2021
We don’t know much about Agur. In fact we don’t even know who Agur was. Yet in three short verses (Proverbs 30: 7-9) he succinctly described what it is to be Satisfied.
November 21, 2021
Everywhere you turn, culture tells you that you need more. The newest, the best, the biggest. That message is reinforced in video and on social media: here’s what I’m having for dinner; here’s where I vacationed; here’s how many Tide pods I ate. How do you stop the comparison game? Could it be possible that less is really more?