Nov 20, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 A friend of mine showed up at my door one day needing to talk through some tough things that had been happening in her life. To be honest, I was nervous. I didn’t...
Nov 16, 2017 | Community Life
This holiday season, purchase with a purpose by giving gifts that give back. Not only do the following companies make incredible products that will charm your family and friends, but they also support a variety of different causes. May your gifts inspire cheer and...
Nov 14, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
Conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then…I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel. -Philippians 1:27 The first few months after I became a Christian, I wrote down...
Nov 9, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 I decided to do something outside my comfort zone in the 7th grade and signed up to play basketball. Nevermind that I didn’t even know how to dribble the ball, I thought it sounded...
Nov 6, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
“If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.” 1 Corinthians 12:26 When I moved to Denver, I was in a long-distance relationship that I assumed was leading to the alter. I had already made my life plan (in my...
Nov 3, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 1 Peter 4:13 There’s nothing that bonds people together like sharing life experiences. That’s why team-building retreats exist. I secretly hate...
Oct 31, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
“And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he [Jesus] departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. -Mark 1:35 My husband and I struggle with an issue of “The Obligatory Yes.” We genuinely love having people in our home,...
Oct 31, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. -2 Timothy 3:16-17 Most Christians have heard of the term “spiritual...
Oct 22, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. Ephesians 6:18 Do you ever find that at the end of a small group, church gathering, or even just a meal that the obligatory prayer time...
Oct 18, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with...
Oct 16, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 I sit down to meet my friend for coffee- a typical Saturday morning catch up and one of my favorite activities. We laugh, we get serious and we share a little bit of our...
Oct 10, 2017 | Rooted Community from A to Z
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus...
