Theme for the Week: Relationships The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one… (John 17:22, ESV) This week we will be exploring relationships. You may be familiar with Maslov’s Hierarchy of Needs. The List includes: Physiological needs Safety needs Love and belonging Esteem Self-actualization … [Read more...] about 40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent: Week 4
40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent
40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent: 22.Vision
Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might . . . (Ephesians 1:18–19, ESV) Where are you going? Our family has been talking about … [Read more...] about 40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent: 22.Vision
40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent: 21.Fitness
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,” (1 Corinthians 6:19, ESV) The Bible does not discuss the topic of fitness in great detail. One verse that is alway associated with the topic is 1 Corinthians 6:19. Here were are told that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. But the context of … [Read more...] about 40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent: 21.Fitness
40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent: 20.Failure
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13–14, ESV) Success is born out of failure I have learned more from failure than I have ever learned from success. Success often … [Read more...] about 40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent: 20.Failure
40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent:19.New Experiences
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17, ESV) I grew up in the Midwest United States. The first time I ever traveled outside of the Midwest was the summer I graduated from high school when our church youth group took a trip to New Orleans for a National Youth Gathering. When I went to … [Read more...] about 40 Things NOT to Give up for Lent:19.New Experiences