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How to Minister Like Jesus

In Luke 4 we meet Jesus at the start of His public ministry. Up to this point Luke has shown us Christ’s birth, baptism, and temptation—but now we see Him step into the mission He came to fulfill. And it’s here that we learn something vital, especially on Mother’s Day: the most important work any of us can do is…

When God Makes Much of Himself Through Your Family

This weekend our church hosted a marriage conference with Pastor Wayne from Mississippi. On Sunday he preached from Ephesians 3:14–21, and the heart of the message was simple and huge: 👉 Your family matters deeply to God.👉 God wants to use your ordinary family in extraordinary ways.👉 And He’s already given you everything you need in Jesus to see that…

Salt. Light. Two Simple Words. One World-Changing Mission.

In Matthew 5, Jesus hands His followers two metaphors that define who we are and what we’re here to do: salt and light. They’re simple images—but they carry a powerful assignment. These aren’t decorative labels. They’re active identities. They tell us how the church should exist in the world. The question is: Are we living like salt and light, or…