Pointing to Jesus

Pointing people to Jesus with encouragement and tangible ways to grow in their Christian faith.

  • Be Good

    Ephesians 5:9- (for the fruit of the Spirit is found in all goodness, righteousness, and truth). Goodness is the sixth fruit of the Spirit listed in Galations 5:22.  Biblical goodness is defined as virtue or uprightness of heart and life. Virtue is moral excellence. Like all the other fruit of the Spirit, goodness comes as Continue reading

  • Kindness is Key

    Ephesians 4:32– Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ Jesus forgave you. Biblical kindness can be defined as compassion in action. Some other words used for kindness are goodness, uprightness, and gentleness. It can also mean well fit for use for what is needed. It is connected to Continue reading

  • Practice Patience

    Biblical patience can be defined as “the ability to endure difficult people and situations without giving in to anger or giving up hope.” (from Renew.org- Daniel Mc Coy.) Long suffering or endurance are also words used in the Bible to describe patience. Patience is the 4th fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galations 5:22.  It Continue reading

  • Calm in the Chaos

    John 14:27- “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Peace is the third fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galations 5:22. Peace is a byproduct of the Holy Spirit’s work Continue reading

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  • Something to Smile About

    John 15:11- These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. The second fruit of the Spirit is Joy (Gal. 5:22) Biblical joy is an inner contentment towards outward circumstances. It’s different from happiness in that happiness depends on what is happening – Continue reading

  • A Love of an “Other” Kind

    There is a love that is talked about in the Bible – it’s a Greek word for love called Agape love. Agape love is a love that comes from God and is the highest and purest form of love. It is the type of love talked about most in the Bible with over 100 mentions. Continue reading

  • 1st Place

    Exodus 20:3- You shall have no other gods before me. This is the first of the 10 commandments, and it commands us to give God first place in our lives. A god is anything or anyone that we make more important in our lives than God. Matthew 6:33 says, “But seek first the kingdom of Continue reading

  • Talk to God about it

    Philippians 4:6– Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Prayer is communication with God. It is talking to God and expressing yourself to Him about what is on your heart and mind. You can talk to God anytime, anywhere, Continue reading

  • Light our Way

    Psalm 119:105- Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. The Bible (God’s Word) is the inspired sacred writings that guide us and teach us about God, His character, and His ways. It’s the book about God and His plan of salvation and redemption for all people. We see Continue reading

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  • Let’s go to Church

    Hebrews 10:25 – “not forsaking our own assembling together, as it is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.” Church is defined as a “building used for public Christian worship” or “an organized body of religious believers.” It’s an assembling or gathering of Continue reading