Gender Matters (Genesis 1-2)

MOTIVATE Some of you have experience teaching someone how to drive. I can remember back to my first time operating a vehicle that I gave my mother a bit of a nerve-wracking experience. I can imagine that you parents and teens are recalling similar happenings. I must confess that our family is just about to…

Ascension Day

#AscensionDay reminds us all things are under the feet of Jesus (Ephesians 1:22). It reminds us we have God’s Spirit to provide an eternal perspective for life’s pressures, problems, and pains (Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:7). It reminds us we are part of a body – a family – to serve and share faith, hope,…

She Matters (Mark 14:1-9)

VIDEO FORTHCOMING MOTIVATE The past few generations, including the past few years, have seen an increase in public marches and civil protests about women’s rights. Many of these groups are opposed to religious views, specifically to Christianity, believing that they are oppressive to women. However, the irony is that Jesus and Christianity have been the…

Confronting Cultural Creeds: Love Matters (1 John 4-5)

MOTIVATE Confronting Cultural Creeds with Grace & Truth – based on Rebecca McLauglin “The Secular Creed,” which is: Black Lives Matter / Love Is Love / Gay Rights Are Civil Rights / Women’s Rights Are Human Rights / Transgender Women Are Women.[1] Christians can be tempted to approach these topics with a sledgehammer. Yet, Scripture…