Posts with the tag “redemption”

“What God has made clean, do not call common.” – Acts 10:15 Most of us have a category for who we think belongs. We may not say it out loud, but it shows in how we act, who we invite, and how we think about people. Whether it’s because of their past, their appearance, their politics, or their struggles, we decide who feels “in” and who feels “out.” And if we’re not careful, church can start to loo...  Read More

"Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb... He cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out.’" – John 11:38, 43 Some people will look at your story and assume it’s over. They see where you’ve been buried. The shame, the failure, the pain, and call it your ending. They roll the stone in front of your purpose and call it final. But they don’t get the last word. Not when Jesus is involved...  Read More

"After saying these things, he said to them, ‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.’" - John 11:11 There’s a kind of heaviness that can sneak into your soul. You might not be living in obvious rebellion, but things feel dull, lifeless, maybe even numb. The fire you once had has faded. You show up, go through the motions, but deep down you know something’s off. You wouldn’t ...  Read More

"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?" - Luke 15:4 Most people don’t count what’s missing. We count what we have. We track success by what stayed, by who showed up, and by how much was retained. But Jesus flips that. He counts what is missing. In Luke 15, Jesus ...  Read More

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” - 1 Peter 2:9 If you belong to Jesus, you have been called out of darkness. That is a beautiful reality. You are no longer stuck in your old life, no longer blind to the truth, no longer chained to the ...  Read More