Posts with the category “sunday-reflections”

Peter said he loved Jesus three times. Every time Jesus responded the same way. Not good, I forgive you. He said feed my lambs. The restoration and the assignment arrived in the same moment. You are loved and you are sent. Most of us have accepted the love and are still sitting on the beach. Love for Jesus always has a direction. And it always moves toward someone else.  Read More

Want to go deeper? This blog expands on the message preached on April 19 at GracePointe. Watch the full message at https://gpnaz.church/media. There is a character in C.S. Lewis' The Magician's Nephew named Uncle Andrew.He is present at the creation of Narnia. He is standing there when Aslan, the great lion who represents Christ, opens his mouth and sings the world into existence. Stars appear. Mo...  Read More

Most of us have a "junk drawer" in our house filled with things we don’t use but can't quite toss—old chargers, mystery keys, and expired coupons. We do the same thing with our hearts. We return to old wounds, expired relationships, and past versions of ourselves, wondering why we feel stuck. But Easter reminds us that God isn't looking for us in the graveyard of our past. Discover why it’s time to stop tending to what’s gone and start facing the "new thing" God is doing right now.  Read More

There's a profound difference between showing up and truly being present. We've all experienced it, going through the motions while our minds wander elsewhere, checking boxes on our spiritual to-do lists without our hearts fully engaged. But what if the moments we're sleepwalking through are actually divine appointments in disguise? The Autopilot TrapPicture this: You're driving while texting. The...  Read More