Genesis 49:24

As parents, do we seize opportunities to make meaningful investments in our children’s lives? They can take varied forms, including keeping our promises, tracking the progress of our sons’ and daughters’ spiritual conditions, pronouncing a “blessing” (or blessings) upon them, and demonstrating our love for them through our actions (e.g., setting aside time for them) and our words (e.g., saying “I love you”). Let’s consider such ways this week.

The wilderness, that every follower of Jesus will inevitably find themselves in, is not all bad. It can be a place of tremendous closeness to God and greater clarity of His purposes in our life. This plan hopes to open your eyes to the Wonder of your Wilderness season.

Have you ever heard the saying, “They really lived down to their name?” Not really. It is more likely that you would have heard it said that one lived up to their name. When one lives down to their name, it suggest there wasn’t much hope of good for them. In this series we look at the life of Jacob.

In a world full of struggle and disappointment, each one of us will wrestle with bitterness at one time or another. But left unchecked, bitterness is a destructive poison that steals our joy and the joy of those around us. Pastor and counselor Stephen Viars shows us how to process bitterness biblically and effectively, so that we move from life's greatest hurts to a life filled with joy.