by Alexis Waid | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog, Devotions, Easter
Jesus’ Triumphant Entry | Luke 19:28-44 NLT 28 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. 29 As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. 30 “Go into...
by Alexis Waid | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Devotions, Easter
As part of the lead up to Easter Sunday every year, there is a week that the Church collectively celebrates and remembers – Passion Week Passion Week, which is also known as Holy Week, starts on Palm Sunday and continues until Easter Sunday. It historically...
by Alexis Waid | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog, Prayers
Let us first start off by saying, prayer is always our weapon, but there are things we should do to protect ourselves, like social distancing, cleanliness measures, and following the guidelines, authorities have set forth to help combat COVID-19. But in times of great...
by Alexis Waid | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Easter, Holidays, Worship Playlists
Easter worship songs represent some of the deepest declarations of our faith. Great Easter worship songs celebrate Christ’s victory over death and point us to the joy and hope that the Resurrection represents for us. There are some epic Easter worship songs on...
by Alexis Waid | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Christian Growth, Ministry Resources, Spiritual Formation
Earlier this week, I heard a story from a friend that deeply moved my heart. She told me about one of her own friends visiting a grocery store this past weekend and noticing a clearly distraught elderly couple sitting in their car, but unmoving from the vehicle. When...
by Aaron Waid | Mar 16, 2020 | Ministry Resources
In this article, we’ve put together a primer for building up and deepening your church’s online worship experience. With just as little extra effort, you can take a video message and turn it into a stronger discipleship opportunity that is tailored to your worshipping...
by Alexis Waid | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Christian Growth, Spiritual Formation
Unless you are just one of the rare people who never struggle forgiveness is difficult and can sometimes feel impossible in certain situations. Jesus is pretty clear in His teachings that forgiveness goes hand in hand with the Gospel. Actually, without forgiveness,...
by Alexis Waid | Mar 1, 2020 | Blog, Christian Growth, Spiritual Formation
Several years ago, I was talking to my mentor at seminary and asking her for advice on how to deal with an on-going toxic relationship in my life. After explaining the seemingly complex and long-running saga to her, her response was simple and direct: “You need...
by Alexis Waid | Feb 27, 2020 | Challenges, Christian Growth
Who doesn’t need a little spring cleaning? There are always things that hold us back from growth and intimacy with God. In the Spring Session of the 2020 Challenge, we are going to specifically work on cleaning out the things in our lives that are holding us...
by Alexis Waid | Feb 22, 2020 | Blog, Christian Growth, Spiritual Formation, Top 10
Watch the video course of “How to Receive God’s Love” or read the transcript below. Transcript In Heaven, do you think it will be difficult to receive God’s love? Of course, not! Things will be radically different when we are heaven, because...