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Don't forget to make plans to show up early to school tomorrow for See You At The Pole!
09/23/2025

Don't forget to make plans to show up early to school tomorrow for See You At The Pole!

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for th...
09/23/2025

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek." Romans 1:16

Have you ever had one of those moments where you know you need to say something, but you can barely bring yourself to do it? I have. I’ve worked in lots of places where I felt like my faith was something that would cause issues or arguments. I would love to say that I talked about it anyway every time, but that wasn’t always the case.

One of the main meanings of being bold in your faith is that you are unashamed of the gospel. In order for us to truly be unashamed, we have to believe that our God is bigger than any other thing in existence. We have to believe that God is who He says that He is and that He will take care of us no matter what we face in this life. And we have to believe that He is worth the risks we take if we are being bold against opposition.

The Building 429 song “Unashamed” is a perfect way to end today’s devotion. It reminds us that we live for Him and He is worthy of our boldness!

"So let the waters rise
Let the mountains shake
We lift our anthem high
Unashamed

"So let my life proclaim
I am unashamed
I won't hide your name
So all the world will know
That you
You are all that I live for
Jesus
I am unashamed"

"But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understand...
09/22/2025

"But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding." Jeremiah 10:12

I was never one that liked science classes. As you could probably guess, I was more of a writer than a science person. I had a hard time understanding some of the concepts, and so I often would struggle to study them.

We do that a lot, don’t we? We have something that we don’t understand, so we completely ignore it. We like to completely understand everything about everything. However, we really can’t understand everything. God is the omniscient one, not us. He’s the one that created everything. He’s the one that made every single thing and person that we see. He’s the one that created and completely understands us. He knows every quirk that we have. He knows every hair on our head. And possibly the scariest of them all: He knows every sin we have committed and are struggling with.

God has every reason in the world to leave us. However, he has never once done so. Even though He knows every dark and dirty thing in our hearts that we don’t talk about to anyone else, He still loves us. He still offers us salvation for no reason other than that love. That is something we will never truly understand, but something that should be impossible for us to ignore.

One of my favorite songs is “Known” by Tauren Wells. Take some time today to listen to it and meditate on the truth of being fully known, and yet, fully loved by our God.

“I'm fully known and loved by You
You won't let go no matter what I do
And it's not one or the other
It's hard truth and ridiculous grace
To be known fully known and loved by You
I'm fully known and loved by You”

"For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? God is my strength and power, and keeps my way secu...
09/21/2025

"For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? God is my strength and power, and keeps my way secure." 2 Samuel 22:32-33

The Rend Collective song “Your Name Is Power” really emphasizes the words from 2 Samuel.

"You're the only answer to the darkness
You're the only right among the wrong
You're the only hope among the chaos
You are the voice that calls me on

"Louder than every lie
Our sword in every fight
The truth will chase away the night

"Your name is power over darkness
Freedom for the captives
Mercy for the broken and the hopeless

"Your name is faithful in the battle
Glory in the struggle
Mighty, it won't let us down or fail us
Your name is power
Your name is power

"I know it is written, hope is certain
I know that the word will never fail
I know that in every situation (Yes I know)
You speak the power to prevail"

This song is a reminder to us of who God is. It is a reminder that we are serving the one true God, and He is our source of strength and power. When we follow Him, we can have peace and security in the arms of the Father.

09/20/2025

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"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7I think that fea...
09/20/2025

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7

I think that fear is one of the biggest struggles that Christians face right now. If we look at the things that we struggle with in our lives, how many of those struggles boil down to fear? For example, I can be very susceptible to anxiety and burnout. If we look deeper into the issues, it could mean that I have a fear of the unknown or even a fear of letting God have complete control over my life. (Which, honestly, I’m guilty of both) Either way, fear seems to be a constant in our lives.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear...”

If God doesn’t give us the spirit of fear, then where does it come from?
I think it’s a group gift from Satan and our flesh. Satan is a liar, but he’s good at it. Satan attacks us in the places where we’re most vulnerable and causes us to doubt God and what He’s done for us. Then, the natural reaction of our flesh is to fear.

I know this seems like a downer, but, like always, God provides us with hope!

“...but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

God doesn’t just take away our fear; He gives us things that are far better! He gives us the Holy Spirit which gives us power AND love AND a sound mind. Because of God’s grace, He gives us all the tools to know Him more so that we can trust in Him more and fear less.

If you get a chance today, check out the song “Fear is a Liar” by Zach Williams. It is a great reminder that our God is bigger than any of our fears!

Don't you love New Music Fridays in The Morning Mix sponsored by Elam Heating and Air Conditioning? How much are you lov...
09/19/2025

Don't you love New Music Fridays in The Morning Mix sponsored by Elam Heating and Air Conditioning? How much are you loving the newest Positive Hits in The Mix?!

• "Matter To You" by The Young Escape
• "God Did!" by Sons of Sunday
• "Heaven Knows I Tried" by bodie

Don't forget to join us tomorrow at Washington Park for Bands & BBQ! There will be great food, games for the kids, and l...
09/19/2025

Don't forget to join us tomorrow at Washington Park for Bands & BBQ! There will be great food, games for the kids, and live worship music. Don't miss out!

Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down in fear before you.”...
09/19/2025

Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down in fear before you.” Psalm 66:3

Why do you think that it’s so important for us to praise God?

I know that probably seems like way too massive of a question to start your Friday with, but I think it’s important for us to know our motivations. If we are just praising God because we feel like we have to, then, is that true worship?

Let’s look at the first 4 verses of Psalm 66 as we are focusing on verse 3 today:

“Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
Sing to the glory of his name;
offer him glorious praise!
Say to God, ‘How wonderful are the things you do!
Your power is so great
that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
Everyone on earth worships you;
they sing praises to you,
they sing praises to your name.’“

True praise of God means admitting who He is. It’s about reminding ourselves of His power and majesty and of our lack thereof. When we praise the Lord earnestly, we must come to Him with hearts that are humble and aware of who we’re worshiping.

So, why is it important for you to praise the Lord today? Think about this question and take time to praise Him honestly for who He is and what He does.

"We ask our God to make you worthy of the life he has called you to live. May he fulfill by his power all your desire fo...
09/18/2025

"We ask our God to make you worthy of the life he has called you to live. May he fulfill by his power all your desire for goodness and complete your work of faith." 2 Thessalonians 1:11

We’re going to talk about a big, scary word in today’s devotional…
SANCTIFICATION
(Cue the cliche scary movie scream with the thunder and lightning).

Sanctification is one of those words that often sends nonbelievers running. Let’s be honest, it can even send some Christians running. If I’m being fully transparent with you, it’s often one of those subjects where I just smile and nod if it comes up in conversation. It’s the elephant in the room that I often want to avoid...

“We ask our God to make you worthy of the life he has called you to live. May he fulfill by his power all your desire for goodness and complete your work of faith.”

The official definition of sanctification is “the action of making or declaring something holy; the action or process of being freed from sin or purified.” It is basically the process where God takes our hearts and changes them to be more like His. It’s actually a pretty painful process when you think about it. After all, it means that God is going to convict us of all that needs to be changed in our lives! Letting someone point out all my faults is usually something I actively avoid, but as a Christian, I have to be willing to let God point out what needs to be fixed and then seek His help to fix it.

So, yes, sanctification is kinda scary. It shows you where you fall short. However, it is necessary to get you to the life God calls us to everyday. God has never left us to fend for ourselves either. He is always with us in the sanctifying process to make us more like Him.

All things considered, I think we can agree that the difficult process is worth it.

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