Beyond Nice – Week 4: Love is a Verb | October 12-16
There is a difference between passive love and active love. Passive love feels compassion but does nothing; active love steps in, gives, serves, and sacrifices. Throughout Scripture, we see that love meets needs, lifts burdens, and shows up in practical ways. It is visible and measurable. This week challenges us to evaluate whether our love…
Beyond Nice – Week 3: Where’s the Fruit? | October 5-9
The foundation of the Christian life is built on Jesus’ command to love others “as I have loved you.” This isn’t a suggestion to be slightly more polite; it is a call to mirror a divine standard. Paul outlines the “Fruit of the Spirit,” and it is no accident that love is listed first. This…
Beyond Nice – Week 2: Putting Down Roots | September 28-October 2
Many people live trying to earn love from others and from God—yet Scripture teaches that God’s love is already given, complete, and secure. Being rooted and grounded in love implies that faith and life should flow from Divine Love. Without this foundation, our attempts to love others will always fall short or become conditional. When…
Beyond Nice – Week 1: Because I Said So? | September 21-25
Spiritual formation is the pursuit of being filled with God’s perfect love and allowing it to be your sole motivation for what you say and do. It’s the process of being formed into the image and likeness of Jesus, formed by God’s love into people of love. When we are changed by God’s love, we…
The Book of John – Week 24: Follow Me | September 14-18
John 21 concludes John’s Gospel with Jesus restoring, recommissioning, and calling His followers to lifelong discipleship. The risen Christ provides for His disciples, restores Peter after his denial, and entrusts him with caring for His people, demonstrating that God’s grace is greater than our failures. Jesus’ final invitation, “Follow Me,” reminds us that faith is…