Big idea: Jonah 4 is a warning: you can be used by God and still totally miss the joy of what God is doing around you. Jonah preached. An entire brutal, pagan city repented. God moved in power.And Jonah? He pouted.He fumed.He got dramatic. “It is better for me to die than to live.” (Jonah 4:3) Why? Because God didn’t…
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…
We love talking about how the early church changed the world. They were bold, unified, Spirit-filled, and radically effective. But if they did it—why aren’t we? What keeps modern believers from having that same kind of impact? The answer, simply put, is we’ve settled for comfort instead of contribution. Consuming vs. Contributing Following Jesus was never meant to be passive….