Paul’s letter to the Ephesians highlights the truth that believers are adopted into God’s family with Him as their loving Father. This imagery portrays the close and intimate relationship between God and His children, as well as the unity and oneness among believers in God’s family. This powerful truth emphasizes that the family of God […]

God’s heart and plan for the church is that it would be a body of believers that are grounded in the Hesed (attachment) love of God. His attachment to us and in us flows outward to one another. We see examples of this attachment love displayed in the Book of Ruth. Ruth showed Hesed (attachment) […]

We have a rich and glorious inheritance in Christ, and the Holy Spirit is the one who guarantees we will receive our inheritance. By His power, we were raised up with Christ and seated with Him in the heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6). This heavenly position signifies our inheritance, authority, and privileges as children of God. […]

The Tabernacle of David is being rebuilt and restored so all humanity can access our heavenly Father (Acts 15:16-18). Just as David placed the Ark of the Covenant in a tent in his yard (2 Samuel. 6:17), where it remained for 33 years so any person could come, access, and experience the blessing of God’s […]

We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God. This same Spirit is given so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God, and to better discern the ways of the world as opposed to the ways of God.

God designed us for joy, not worry. He tells us not to worry about anything because worry is a thief and a destroyer. Worrying involves focusing on possible adverse outcomes and anticipating failure, difficulty, and turmoil by fixating on “what ifs” and worst-case scenarios. Whenever you feel tempted to worry, view it as an opportunity […]

Like us, the early Apostles didn’t see a glorious church. Instead, they saw the lack, the faults, and the failures. They didn’t see the church as though it might be glorious someday. To them, she already was glorious. Despite the disappointments, discouragement, and wounds many of us have suffered within the church, it is crucial […]