…for Your glory Lord!
Do I mean this prayer?
Do I want this prayer answered?
Am I ready to live through this prayer?
Am I ready to live out this prayer?
What does this prayer mean O lord?
I’m shallow in understanding – but deeply committed to You!
I trust You Lord!
I’m all in!

Last night at our LEAD Midweek service during worship, I sensed a pressing word on my heart…“There are people here dealing with thoughts of suicide.” I continued worshiping along and couldn’t help but get up to share this word with our congregation. As I asked people to bow their heads in prayer and [...]

Dealing with the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical effects of “heaviness” can be very tiring and draining. Life’s circumstances, health issues, relationship problems, insecurities, selfish motives gone unchecked, financial burdens and worries – the list can be overwhelming – A HEAVINESS that sucks the life out of you!
Psa. 69:20         Reproach has broken my [...]

God not only saved me from my sin and His wrath, He saved me for Himself.
So often we emphasize what God saves us from but we need to remember what He saved us for.
He saved us for fellowship, relationship – He saved us from ourselves and eternal damnation FOR HIMSELF!
Christians get so “sin” conscience that [...]

I was praying with a couple of brothers, interceding for our church, our leaders, our ministries – that there would be a spirit of unity with the bond of peace and love. We earnestly sought the Lord, with an urgency in our hearts to be a people who demonstrates Jesus love powered by the [...]

My daughter was practicing playing her guitar, singing a worship chorus. I was in another room and heard that her guitar was out of tune. I was tempted to say…“Malia, tune your guitar, it’s out of tune.” but I didn’t…thank God. Because a moment later I heard a little thought; “Rod, i [...]

H.E.A.R.T. of God
It did take me a little think, meditation and prayer time to find words that, for me, would be a meaningful acronym for HEART. There are many other words descriptive of God’s attributes…but this is what was in my heart, in this season of my journey with God.
H – humble
E – eternal
A [...]

Everyone who has confessed with their lips, Jesus’ Lordship over their lives, and believes in their heart that God raised His Son from the dead, is saved from their sins or born again. The Holy Spirit dwells in every believer and it doesn’t matter what church you attend or denomination you signed up with. [...]

1 Samuel 10:
5 After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp [...]

Psalm 86:11 Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, that I may honor you.
A worshiper:

Desires God’s ways always and is a student of His desires and will.

Devoted to living according to God’s truth and rids any compromise conflicting with His Word of [...]