They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us? ”‭‭Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭3‬ Anxiety. Fear. Grief. Doubt. Questions. They all rule our heart. Yet, in the emptiness of a tomb we find everything. God turns graveyards into gardens. God removes the stone. God remembers His promises. God…

MOTIVATE Lots of recent convos about capital punishment 1972 US Supreme Court declared death penalty “cruel and unusual,” though a 1976 Supreme Court stated that it was not unconstitutional. TN: A female who murdered a classmate in 1995. Recently she would face her sentence by lethal injection. However, the injections were mismanaged and she survived…

The Gospels show us the point of the crucifixion is not just sympathy for how horrific Jesus died. Nor is the point having regret over some bad choices or feeling sorrow and shame. Instead, the cross was meant for transformation. Cross-bearing truly changes you because God’s grace works from the inside-out. Christian discipleship calls us…

MOTIVATE Complicit: associated with others in some type of wrongdoing A getaway driver is complicit in a robbery Lying to a law officer to cover another’s illegal actions Staying silent when someone is breaking a law Consumer Complicity is purchasing from orgs that exploit laborers or promote causes contrary to one’s values The Gospels, and…