Posts with the category “daily-sermon-devotionals”

Is there an area of your faith where you might be looking at Jesus but not truly seeing Him?  Read More

SummaryThis sermon opens a new series focused on moving beyond surface-level faith into a genuine, transformative relationship with Jesus. Jonathan draws a distinction between knowing facts about Jesus and truly knowing Him through personal encounter and spiritual revelation. Using the example of an optical illusion, the sermon illustrates how people can look directly at something and completely m...  Read More

What would it look like for sharing your faith to move from something you feel obligated to do into something you genuinely cannot hold back?  Read More

When people observe your life this week, what evidence would they see that you have been spending real time with Jesus?  Read More

If you had to describe one specific way God has changed you (not just that He did, but exactly what changed), what would you say?  Read More

What is one thing that is making you feel like you are not ready to share your faith, and is that reason actually as big as it feels?  Read More

If someone who was quietly struggling sat down next to you today, what is one specific thing God has done in your life that could give them real hope?  Read More

SummaryThis sermon centers on the power of personal testimony and the call to share what God has done in our lives. Drawing from Psalm 105:1, Mark 5:1-20, and Acts 4:13-20, Jonathan challenges believers to move beyond keeping their faith private and to boldly proclaim the real, specific ways God has transformed them. Just as the demon-possessed man in Mark 5, who was delivered by Jesus, was sent h...  Read More

What is one area of your life where you have been relying on your own strength instead of surrendering to the Holy Spirit's lead?  Read More

Are you spending more energy trying to avoid sin than you are pursuing closeness with God? What would it look like to shift that focus this week?  Read More

When you open the Bible, are you primarily looking for information, or are you inviting the Holy Spirit to speak to you personally through it?  Read More

Is there an area of your faith that looks complete on the outside but feels lifeless on the inside? What might it look like to invite the Holy Spirit into that space?  Read More

What is the "dry valley" in your life right now that you have quietly stopped believing God could restore?  Read More

SummaryThis sermon continues a series on Ezekiel's vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, focusing on the role of the Holy Spirit in bringing true revival. Jonathan draws from Ezekiel 37:1-10 to show that while God's Word brings structure and direction, it is the breath of God (the Holy Spirit) that brings genuine life. Just as the bones in the valley came together through the spoken Word but only cam...  Read More

What would it look like for you to pursue revival not as a one-time experience but as a daily, ongoing choice to let God's Word shape every part of your life?  Read More

Is there something God has already shown you through His Word that you've been hearing but not yet acting on? What is one concrete step you could take today?  Read More

Is there an area of your life where pride or defensiveness might be keeping God's Word from taking root, and what would it look like to approach that area with genuine humility?  Read More

When you open the Bible, are you approaching it as a living conversation with God or more like a task to complete, and what might change if you came with fresh expectation?  Read More

What "valley" in your life right now feels too far gone for God to reach, and what would it look like to respond with honest, humble faith instead of giving up?  Read More

SummaryIn this opening message of a new series on Ezekiel's Valley of Dry Bones, Jonathan explores what real, life-changing revival looks like and where it truly comes from. Using Ezekiel 37:1-10 as the foundation, he paints a vivid picture of a valley filled with completely dried-out bones representing spiritual death, hopelessness, and exile. Just as God commanded Ezekiel to speak His Word over ...  Read More

In what ways might you be resisting the shaping process God is using to fit you more fully into His church and the people around you?  Read More

When you think about how you have shown up for others recently, are you laying gold or straw, and what is one specific thing you could change?  Read More

If you truly believed that your presence among other believers was structurally important to God’s temple, how would that change the way you show up?  Read More

How would your relationships with other believers change if you genuinely saw them as family rather than fellow attendees?  Read More

In what area of your faith life do you still act like an outsider, even though Jesus has already given you full access?  Read More

SummaryThis sermon wraps up a series on Jesus as our cornerstone by exploring what it truly means to belong to God's family and be built into His spiritual temple. Drawing from Ephesians 2:11-22 and 1 Corinthians 3:9-17, Jonathan walks through Paul's powerful progression of identity: from strangers and foreigners, to citizens, to family members, to living stones being fitted together as the holy t...  Read More

What is one area of your life where you have been living from fear, shame, or old habits instead of from your identity as a beloved child of God?  Read More

What old label or past failure have you been allowing to define you, and what would it look like to let your identity in Christ replace it?  Read More

In your day-to-day life, do you approach God more like a stranger asking for a favor or like a child coming home? What might need to shift?  Read More

If you truly believed that God chose you with full knowledge of your failures, how would that change the way you see yourself today?  Read More

What foundation have you been building your sense of worth on, and how has it held up when life got hard?  Read More

SummaryThis sermon continues a series on Jesus as the cornerstone, focusing on what it means to build our lives and our identity on Him. Jonathan opens with a personal story about his Father's adoption, using it to illustrate how trusting Jesus gives us a completely new identity. Just as adoption changes a person's name and status, coming to Christ means we are no longer defined by rejection, fail...  Read More

What is one specific thing you have been carrying that you need to lay down at the feet of Jesus today?  Read More

Where are you leaning on your own understanding instead of trusting Jesus, and what would it look like to genuinely hand that over to Him?  Read More

What is it about fully trusting Jesus that feels risky or uncomfortable to you, and what might that reveal about where your security is actually rooted?  Read More

In what areas of your life are you still trying to earn something from God that He has already freely given you?  Read More

Where in your faith life have good habits started to feel more like obligations than genuine connection with Jesus?  Read More

SummaryThis sermon continues a series on Jesus as our cornerstone, focusing on the difference between stumbling over Jesus and standing on Him. Jonathan draws from Romans 9:30-33, Colossians 2:20-23, and Proverbs 3:5-6 to explore why the people of Israel, who had every advantage in knowing God, missed the Messiah, while the Gentiles who were not even seeking righteousness found it through faith. T...  Read More

When life's storms hit, what do you find yourself clinging to for stability, and how can you more fully anchor yourself to Jesus?  Read More

What decision are you currently facing, and how might it look different if you built it on Jesus as your foundation rather than on fear or others' expectations?  Read More