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“Choose To Follow Daily” By Zach Wood Luke 9:23 “Then he said to them all: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’” The Apostle Peter makes a confession that Jesus Christ is the true Son of God. Right after, Jesus challenges each of the...

“Life Is Better In The Light” By Zach Wood 1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” Does anyone out there enjoy walking through a dark house at night? Whether it be a...

“Trusting & Resting In God Alone” By Zach Wood Psalm 62:1-2 “My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” We often say to others that we trust fully in God. We often share that we are placing...

“His Love Never Fails” By Zach Wood Psalm 73:26 ”My flesh and my heart my fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Fail. That is a word none of us likes to hear. It’s not a positive word by any means. I don’t know how anyone could see that word and get filled with...

“From Obligation To Desire” By Zach Wood Psalm 19:8 “The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.” This is a very encouraging passage from David. Remember back to when you were a child. You had chores, you had...

“Always Loving & Faithful” By Zach Wood Psalm 117 “Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord.” One thing I always like about reading the book of Psalms is that I am...

“Leaving The Past Behind” By Zach Wood Philippians 3:12-14 “Not that I have already obtained all this or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I...

“The Need To Slow Down” By Zach Wood Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” It’s no surprise we have so many people in the world today who are tired. They are tired from many things: work, family, friends, extracurricular activities, church...

“Obedience Without Logic” By Zach Wood Joshua 6:2-5 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priest carry trumpets or rams’ horns...

“Impossible To Please” By Zach Wood Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” I believe that each one of us would agree that we desire to please God in everything...

“Don’t Let It Fade” By Zach Wood 1 John 3:1 “How great is the love the Father has lavished upon us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” We tend to get used to a lot of things in life, do we not...

“See The Beauty” By Zach Wood Psalm 57:10-11 “For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.” As my family vacationed in Duluth this past weekend, we had the opportunity to...

“God Is Limitless!” By Zach Wood Ephesians 3:20-21 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Anytime I...

“We Can Press On!” By Zach Wood 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” This past week, I had the privilege of serving at our church camp for 4th grade week of camp...

“Seek Him With All Your Heart” By Zach Wood Psalm 119:1-2 “Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.” My favorite part of this passage is the last phrase “seek him with all...

“Staying Alert!” By Zach Wood 1 Peter 5:8 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” Here we have a simple passage from the Apostle Peter regarding the importance of staying alert to what is going on around us. It’s an...

“Are Our Words Reckless Or Wise?” By Zach Wood Proverbs 12:18 “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” In our weekly small group, we are studying the book of James and we just covered chapter 3 where James talks about taming the tongue. It’s a great and...

“Are You ALIVE?” By Zach Wood Ephesians 2:1-2 “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.” When I read this...

“Bring It Back!” By Zach Wood 1 Chronicles 16:8-11 “Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the...

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