God's Glory Church

Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 12:10 are a paradox. We don’t often think of difficulties in life as a sign of strength or joy. Our culture often celebrates the physically and mentally strong, and it’s easy to exalt the successful and talented. But Paul says that God works differently among those who follow Him. Instead (…)

Our default setting is selfishness. Do not believe? Try to spend the day with the baby. Babies want what they want, and they want it now. Toddlers will fight (and sometimes bite) to maintain control over their prized possessions. Little ones are not bothered by schedules, plans or perfectly white walls. The good news about (…)

Almost every successful company or group in history had something in common: they all had a unifying mission. A mission statement is critical not only for aligning goals, but also for uniting a large group of people for a common goal. As Christians, we all have one mission. We are united in following Christ. We (…)

What does unity mean to you? In a chaotic and divided world, sometimes the word “unity” can sound like something out of place, something that just can’t work in the broken world we live in. Division is nothing new. In fact, this was a challenge at the very beginning of church history, and the apostle (…)

Have you ever thought about what you think? Did you realize that your thoughts have power? Have you ever wondered how over time you become what you think about? Writing from a Roman prison to believers in the Greek city of Philippi, the apostle Paul knew firsthand how important it is to fight difficult things (…)

Have you ever walked in the dark? Maybe your home lost power during a thunderstorm, or you’re stuck on the road with car trouble. Walking in the dark can be scary and dangerous. Having light is a little better, isn’t it? The same is true of our spiritual journeys. How we find this light in (…)

“Therefore, take care to be careful…using time.” — Ephesians 5:15-16 On March 14, 2019, a NASA rocket launched astronaut Christina Koch into orbit on her way to the International Space Station. Koch did not return to Earth for 328 days, which became a record for the longest continuous space flight by a woman. Each day, (…)

“On that day, the Lord’s congregation will be beautiful and glorious.” — Isaiah 4:2 The plowed land contained a secret, something hidden. In preparation for their fiftieth wedding anniversary, Lee Wilson set aside eighty acres of land to make perhaps the grandest floral gift his wife had ever seen. He secretly planted countless sunflower seeds, (…)

brokenness We see it around us. We feel it on ourselves: in our relationships, in our dreams, in our bodies. But something happened over two thousand years ago that still has the power to heal that brokenness. 1 Peter 2:24 says, “He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, so that (…)

“I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full!” —John 15:11 “Move at the speed of joy.” This phrase came to me one morning as I was prayerfully considering the coming year, and it seemed apt. I had a tendency to work myself into (…)