So many verses in the Bible talk about God being our Song and Salvation including Isaiah 12:2, Psalm 89:1, and Psalm 118:14. The Lord is the giver of our songs....

Have you ever been in a place so dark you can’t even see your hand? Or maybe you’ve been in a dark place emotionally? That’s the way it was in the beginning: “the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Genesis 1:2 NIV). But watch what happens when the Spirit shows up....

It would be silly if someone handed you a gift and you responded, “Let me pay you for it. ” The proper thing to do is to graciously receive it and say, “Thank you!” When a gift is freely given to you for whatever reason or occasion, you should not feel as though strings are attached, what the giver might want in return, feel obligated to buy them something, or do something to compensate for the gift they gave you....

I’m no longer a slave to fear. I am a child of God....

In simplest terms, to affirm the supremacy of Christ is to affirm that Jesus is God. As a Christian, you’ve been adopted into this royal family....

Prayer and fasting are times to really dig into the Word of God and get to know Him better. There are several steps to take to know God in a deeper, more personal way....

Before the crucifixion, as Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, the disciple and physician Luke wrote, “And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground” (Luke 22:44 NIV). Like the grapes of wine, Jesus was crushed and pressed for our sins....

The day of our physical birth, we become part of a biological clan. When you hear or think of the word “family,” what comes to mind—mother, father, siblings, home, love, belonging, rivalry, heartache, dysfunction? Regardless of what family unit we come from, we’re separated from God from the very start of our existence, as though we’re strangers to Him and foreigners to Heaven....

Have you ever participated in a tug-of-war? As far as sports go, it’s all about a test of strength. The fortitude of the team you’re on determines whether you win or lose....

Kids love to play and laugh together. Learning from each other, lifting each other up, dusting each other off, and being filled with the joy of fellowship....