Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me?” (Peter asking Jesus in Matthew 18:21) To make this question a bit more personal, substitute whomever you have a hard time forgiving in for “brother”. Perhaps someone from your past, perhaps someone at work, perhaps your spouse or […]
I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief! Mark 9:24 There was a man named Charles Blondin who in 1859 walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope! Yes, he walked several times back and forth between Canada and the United States sides of the great falls. Not only this, but once he crossed in a sack, […]
Overflow – What Good Is It? Matthew 16:26 It is estimated that Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal and SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, has a net worth of over $268 Billion. That’s a lot of money! To put it in context, if Musk lived another 50 years, he could spend almost $15 Million every […]
What God Requires John 6:28-29 If you are a spiritual person, you have probably wondered what takes to please God. What does God require of me? Even the disciples who walked with Jesus and saw Him perform miracles wondered this very thing. Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God […]
He is Risen! He is risen! He is risen indeed! There are no greater truths than those we celebrate on Easter weekend. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 speak of this importance, “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was […]
Triumph of The Cross Colossians 2:15 Today begins Holy Week, also known as Passion Week, beginning with Palm Sunday and concluding with Easter Sunday. This is a week to remember – and celebrate – what Jesus has done for us. The Bible says about this time, “As the time approached for him to be taken […]
The Best Spring Break Reel Life International exists to work alongside the church to engage the people of God in the mission of God for the glory of God. Our vision is for God’s people to cultivate a deep passion for the gospel through participation in local discipleship and short-term missions. This week, we have two teams spending their spring […]
Go and Tell Mark 5:1-20 Mark 5:1-20 tells the account of a man who was demon possessed. This man was so bad that they had tried (and failed) to control him by binding him hand and foot with chains. And this and many other efforts had failed. “No one was strong enough to subdue him.” […]
Remember Who You Are! Matthew 13:55 One of the things my Dad always said is, “Remember who you are”. The idea was that no matter where you went, whether it was out for the night or off to college, that you represented your family. Being part a family impacts who you are and how you […]
Build Your House On The Rock Matthew 7:21-27 “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had […]
Do you want to get well? Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. […]
Where is your Faith? How do you respond when things are not going well? When storms come, when there’s trouble in the world, when things are difficult with your spouse or kids, when work is overwhelming and stressful, or when there’s conflict even in the church … Where do you look for help? Where should […]
