Matthew documents for us one of the final conversations the Disciples had with Jesus before He ascended into heaven to sit with the Father and prepare a place for us (Matthew 28:18-20). In this interaction Jesus gives what is now called the "Great Commission". It is essentially the final command Jesus gives His followers, and it is, in my belief, a necessary act of obedience for any believer. As my daughter once put it, we aren't all called to full time ministry, or foreign

A Friend sent me a video this week that had a line that stopped me in my tracks. The line said "Worship ain't panic with heaven attached". It got me thinking about the biblical ideology of worship compared to our modern concept of it. If we dig into scripture, worship is a lifestyle of praise to the One who created us and saved us, the one who was, is and is to come. However modern christianity has diminished worship to an act of singing some songs before the preaching sta

23 faithful believers dedicated daily time on their vacation to begin each day in fellowship and worship with other believers. This photo is 20 of those faithful saints! What you can't see represented here are the relationships built, the hands lifted in worship, the fervent prayers of the righteous seeking God's will. It was an honor to be surrounded by such wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ all week. A blessing my souls won't soon forget. Over the course of the we

Matthew 28:18-20 is a call to all of us. It's beyond just a scripture verse or a saying on wall art. The Great Commission is a call to direct obedience as a follower of Christ. Over the last 7 days we set sail aboard the MSC Seascape out of Galveston Texas. On this trip we took along 3 of our more advanced youth kids from church that we call the 4:12 group (taken from 1 Timothy 4:12). It was their opportunity to lead worship and bible study on at least 3 days of the cruise