When we think of evil, often we think of people who have acted evilly. We think of criminals, moral deviants, terrorists, and other publicly base individuals. Or we’ll tend to think of those who have slighted, annoyed, shamed, hurt, abused, or rejected us. And while these are all examples of evil, there is another, unseen and yet just-as-active sphere of evil that is also just-as-person. This sometimes imperceptible realm of evil has at the same time a great influence than we might believe (it IS real), as well as a neutered power over us (it need NOT be feared).

#theUNSEEN #Spiritual #Satan #Demons #Evil

Do you ever feel powerless? If we're honest, most of us could say, "Yes!" many times over. Whether it's about relationship conflicts, financial stresses, difficulties at school or work, or innumerable other situations, we often feel as if we are slaves to our situations. Even worse, many of us believe we're at the mercy of our own shortcomings & failures, victims of our sin, unable to overcome them on our own.

And the truth is … we ARE.

On our own, the Bible teaches that we're enslaved to our brokenness. But the ever-more-amazing truth is that God wants to meet us in our brokenness with His goodness and set us free from the power of sin in our lives. He wants to take the burden, shame, & power of our iniquity and replace it with His freedom, love, & righteousness.

#Sountracks #Promises #Righteousness #NoFearOfSin

Faith is a word many of us use in a variety of situations. But there is a special kind of faith that the Bible talks about, a faith that changes eternities and brings light into dark places. And Christmas is the catalyst for that faith in ways that defy desciption.

#SacredWords #Faith #Christmas

Some might argue that the worst way to drink coffee is lukewarm … not hot, not cold, just a tepid average of the two. Some might also say that the worst place we can be in our faith is in between hot and cold, neither invested nor indifferent. What do you think God would have to say to a group of people claiming to be His people and yet living this lukewarm way?

#Seven #TheApatheticChurch #Laodecia #Lukewarm

Love is many things. And many things are NOT love. But there is something that love always lifts up - truth. This doesn’t mean that love is unfiltered or unfeeling. So much more than that, love speaks truth in a way that lifts up and breathes life into others.

#SummerLove #WhatIsLove? #WhatLoveLifts

Last week, we explored the brutality of what happened to Jesus on the cross that very first Easter. This week, Pastor Kim walks us through why it was all so necessary and what it accomplishes for each of us. What happens when we face the reality of what it means that the Author of Life gave up His to guarantee our own?