I Know God Loves Me, but Does He Like Me...

Sorrow and joy are not just sequential emotional states: first sorrow, then joy. Miraculously, we can experience overflowing joy in the midst of deep sorrow. 

How can we delight in the good work we do while keeping our work in its proper place? Pastor John situates daily work within God’s larger purposes. 

Does human evil really call for infinite punishment? Pastor John confronts the ultimate sin of ignoring God’s infinite value. 

Open your eyes to the better country, the city of God that he has prepared for us, and let yourself desire it with all your heart. God will not be ashamed to be called your God. 

Does it feel like you can’t discern God’s voice in this season? Do this when God isn’t speaking to you. 

Even if we know that God is good to us, we may believe that his goodness is constrained. But Jesus is at pains to help us not feel that way. 

The disciples connected with Jesus through their senses more than their spirit. We need to avoid that mistake. If you want to experience more joy, peace, and connection with God, don’t try to approach Him through your flesh.Instead, approach Him in spirit and in truth. Andrew add ... Show More

Having consistent and transformational encounters with God while on earth is meant to be foundational to the Christian life. Our God has not left us. Through the sacrifice of Jesus, we’ve been filled with the very Spirit of God who longs to reveal to us daily the nearness and lov ... Show More

Do you have receipts? The Bible says that the fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. But can we produce receipts of those fruits in our lives? Today’s sermon encourages us to spend time in God’s Presence ... Show More

“Biblical hope is, God is with you. You are not alone in the wilderness. God is with you and that changes everything.” 

God is awesome, massive, infinite—and he loves us! In today’s passage from Isaiah, we will see that when it comes to the strength of God in my life, I will be tempted to doubt it, I must know my theology, I must let my weakness become God’s strength, and I must rely on the Lord i ... Show More

Homily from Holy Thursday, Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper He loved them to the end. One of the characteristics that marks modern man is that we find ourselves angry at God. In fact, we are so angry that we would be willing to hurt God if we could. Yet, God is invulnerable. He ... Show More