The Prophet Elijah

The most significant problem of both the Old and New Testaments is idolatry. And for that matter, the greatest problem that we face is also idolatry. Elijah was a man […]

The Surprising Truth About Suffering

The fact is that everyone experiences periods of suffering. That is true for individuals, families, and churches. Unfortunately, many Christians seem to believe that pain is the greatest evil. We […]

When Suffering Arrives at Your Door

Suffering is part of life for both for Christians and non-Christians. But God makes His children a promise: if we approach our trials, disappointments, and pain with faith, God will […]

Christ-Centered Obedience

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We move through seasons of our lives when it’s hard. That’s when we need to “set our hope fully on the grace that will be revealed when Jesus comes”.

Don’t Measure Me!

Having a covenantal understanding of God means we realize that in Jesus we have God’s pleasure, acceptance, favor, forgiveness and our identity is that of a son/daughter of the King. […]

The Pathway of the Blessed

Frank Sinatra’s song “My Way” expresses one of America’s highest aspirations/ideals, that of the self-made man, the self-sufficient/reliant woman; we don’t need anyone. I’m autonomous/independent. I’ll do things my way. […]

Submission: The Way of a Christian

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In a world being ravaged by sin, and feeling the pain of God’s design forsaken, believing wives/husbands have the opportunity to demonstrate what true human flourishing looks like in the […]

Submission: The Way of a Jesus Follower

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

All authority comes from God and disobedience to those authorities is an insult to God WHO is the ground/foundation of authority…he gives us a fixed principle AND then Peter takes […]