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DeAnne Splittorff Life Devotions

This is the time of year that is commonly known as “Back to School Season.” There are other “seasons” in our western culture, such as football season, holiday season, and more; I would classify these seasons as social seasons. You can tell what social season we are in by what is being advertised all around us. We see all the …

Seek Him First

Brian Splittorff Life Devotions

The Bible says to seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness. Recently, I’ve endeavored to begin my days with asking God to give me wisdom, discernment, and to grant me with one divine appointment every day. What I mean by divine appointment is that God would set something up for His will to be done in someone’s life and He …

Retrospect

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

We have finished our 90 Devotional Challenge, so today I  just would like to share a couple thoughts.  In January I called our local house to a 90-day devotional challenge that included personal private prayer at least 5 times a week, personal private worship at least 5 times a week, reading God’s word 5 times a week, as well as …

After His Own Heart

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

This past weekend we dealt with the vision-mission of the church.  Not just what God is speaking to us this year, but what overarching principles that are foundational in our church that supersede any season and that endure the test of time.  This establishes and reveals that as a church, our DNA declares that we are called to LOVE GOD, …

Are You Serious?

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

Serious.  A word that seems like it has gotten bad rap in recent times.  We warn people to not be “so serious” or that they are “too serious.” We find that being serious is only something we want in moderation.  When we look at a job, a relationship, even those who have had the difficult task of finding a new …

Who Is This?

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

Every year the Roman emperor would come to Jerusalem for Passover.  His entry would be with great display of his power, as there would be a display of foot soldiers and a show of arms.  He would come riding in with great pomp and circumstance.  In that day and age, it was customary for a King to ride in on …

When You Fast

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

Recorded in Mathew chapter 5-7, Jesus teaches what is commonly called the “Sermon on the Mount.” He moves his message in chapter 6 verse 16 into talking about the subject of fasting. Fasting was a discipline that was performed for a long time as a biblical practice.  We first learn of fasting during the time of Moses at around 1500 …

Laying Hold

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

Throughout the world, there are certain individuals—real and fictional—whose identity remains almost inseparable from their weapon of choice.  From England, there is King Arthur and his sword, Excalibur. From the Middle East, Ali and his scimitar, Zulfiqar. From Spain, El Cid and his long sword, Tizona. From Scotland, William Wallace and his unnamed claymore.  Each of these individuals would, at …

Heart Conditions

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

In Luke chapter 8, verses 4-15, Jesus begins to speak in a parable to a great multitude with His disciples present about a sower, seed, and soil.  He tells the entire crowd about how this sower planted seed into 4 different types of soil. He describes the conditions of each of the 4 types of soil and then He gives …

The Principle of First

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

Mathew 6:33 clearly tells us that we are to put the Kingdom first and that when the Kingdom is first in our lives, everything else is added to our lives. The Principle of First, is the awareness that there are things that God gives precedence to in His Word; as well as, there are things that the Word says are …