We throw the term "calling" around quite a bit in the church, but do we really understand what it means? Pastor Craig Groeschel points out that God calls us in three distinct ways. First, God calls us to salvation. He calls us to repent, and then by His grace forgives...

2 Timothy 1:6 New International Version (NIV) Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. Are we willing to fan for the Gospel? Paul was encouraging...

Proverbs 9:10 (NASB) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. You want wisdom, God's word is pretty clear in this proverb.  It begins with fear.  I think most people misunderstand what is meant in scripture...

Have you ever had a perfect day?  Maybe some days things seem to go your way and you don’t run into any major difficulties, but maybe no day is perfect.  Every day is usually a mixed bag of things that go smoothly, some things that don’t go so well, and some surprises...

Have you ever had all the right information to make a decision, then you make the decision, and later find out that though you had all the right information you still made the wrong decision? A couple years ago, we found ourself with only one vehicle. We knew we...

Of all the ways God calls us to be different than the world, the one we THINK we understand the best is that we have different values. We all know that Christians are to live according to a different set of values. We understand we are to obey the commandments, the...