Highlight This week we are digging deeper into the truth about Experiencing God and that: You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing. This is where the rubber of faith really starts to meet the road of life. If we’ve heard from God through his Word, prayer, the church or our circumstances and He’s given us direction, the only question left is whether we will be obedient. Often that obedience comes at a cost.  Read More

WELCOME Welcome to Week 6 of the Experiencing God Reading Plan. This reading plan is designed to partner with Compassion Christian Church’s sermon series of the same name, which you can find information about right here. During this series, it is our hope that you will begin to experience the ways in which God is moving in your life and in the lives of those around you. Because the truth is, God is always at work in every detail. It is in our day to day lives that we forget to take the time to stop, reflect, and recognize the blessings, promises, and peace that God is providing for us.  Read More

Highlight We are wrapping up our final day reflecting on the truth that “God's invitation for you to work with Him always leads you to a crisis of belief that requires faith and action”. We’ve been reminded of the great heroes of the faith in Hebrews 11, reflected on the incredible victories of flawed, but faithful followers like Moses and Gideon, and looked to Jesus as our ultimate example of faith that endures. Here Jesus reminds us that a crisis of faith often also comes in the form of letting go.   Read More

Highlight Jesus has just learned that his cousin, John the Baptist, has been murdered. He is drawing away from the crowds because he’s grieving, but he cannot escape them. They’re desperate for hope and healing. Instead of reacting in anger or sending them away, he has compassion on them and meets their needs. The disciples are faced with a very human problem, it’s dinner time and people are getting hungry, and they respond in a very human way. It wasn’t an unreasonable solution to send the crowds home so they could eat, it had been a long day and surely they were all tired, especially Jesus.   Read More

Highlight Last week we read Judges 6 and were introduced to Gideon. Like the story of Moses yesterday, Gideon too is skeptical of his ability to do what the Lord is asking. In fact, he audaciously tests the Lord to ensure first that it is Yaweh who is asking him to take on these insurmountable odds. Then, he boldly asks for reassurance that God will keep his promise to give these armies into his hands by laying out the fleece. We should be encouraged by God’s patience with Gideon. He shows compassion for Gideon’s human self-doubt.  Read More

Highlight This interaction between Moses and God should reassure us of our own usefulness to the Lord. Most of us can probably put ourselves in Moses’ place and empathize with his fear and insecurity. He’s painfully aware of his own weaknesses and so blinded by his own ability that he misses the point God is clearly trying to make. Blackaby helps us pinpoint the issue when he explains, “If you can clearly see how something can be accomplished, more than likely, faith is not required”. In other words, if God presents you with an opportunity to exercise faith, don’t expect it to make sense or seem manageable based on your own capacity.  Read More