God has called us to be good stewards with what He has placed in our hands. God has given us gifts to sow so that He can reap a harvest. No gift is too small or insignificant; anything that God has placed in your hands is invaluable to building the kingdo

Our character is a collection of traits that define us. We can think that our character is spotless. We can easily point our fingers at other people and accuse them of having a sinful character; however, God looks down at us and sees that we are just as g

The worth of our giving to God is measured not by amount but by value. The woman in this story gave all she had. By giving her last two cents, she was placing herself fully in God's hands. She could not give any more. It was everything that she had. Does

We can throw the word "love" around. We love this or that or whatever. We can do the same when we say we love God. We say easily that we love Him, but in this passage, we see that God wants us to love Him with ALL of us. All of us includes all our secrets

Life experience has a way of blurring our view of God. We think we see Him; we think we know what He is like; but what we are truly seeing is a blurred vision of what we assume He might be. People have come into our world and told us who God is supposed t

After Peter said that Jesus was the Son of God, Jesus began to tell His disciples about His coming death and resurrection. Peter rebuked Jesus for saying these things because, in his mind, the Messiah’s role was to save this earthly kingdom and make

Jesus calls each of His children to make disciples. One of the best, most effective ways to do that is simply by walking with other people. Jesus taught His disciples profound lessons when walking alongside them. When you do life with another person, you

The theme of Jesus touching people is seen throughout the book of Mark. Jesus touches those that the religious elite would never touch. Jesus ministers to those the elite shun and deny. The Jewish religion began as a pure and beautiful thing, but years of

Our perception can determine our reality. God wants us to shift our perception so that we see from His. Our circumstances, experiences, and revelations can shape our perception. There is a gap between what we believe about God and His Word and what our ci

God is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or think. We see this principle displayed when Jesus feeds the 4000. This miracle is very similar to when He fed the 5000. He fed this second great crowd in order to leave a lasting impression