January 3, 2026 | Becoming Like Jesus Scripture: Matthew 4:4 “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” The Bible isn’t meant to sit on a shelf or a coffee table and just look spiritual. It’s meant to feed us. Just like our bodies get exhausted and fatigued without food, our faith grows weak when we go too long without God’s Word. Many people reach for Scripture only when life gets hard. But Jesus reminds us that God’s Word is mea

January 2, 2026 | Becoming Like Jesus Scripture: Romans 12:1 “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” Worship isn’t limited to a song or a moment on Sunday. It’s what happens when we offer our whole lives back to God. It's the everyday choices--The way we respond under pressure--The habits we slowly surrender. All of it can become an act of worship. Life has a way of knocking our priorities out of alignment. Wh

Scripture: Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God.” Prayer does not begin with speaking. It begins with being . Before requests, before confession, before intercession, God invites us into stillness. Not silence for its own sake, but awareness . To be still is to stop striving long enough to remember who is actually holding the world together. He is near before we speak. Prayer becomes powerful not when we talk more, but when we slow down enough to recognize His pres