Elections, rising prices and economic uncertainty can divide families and churches and push us to see each other as enemies. This week we explore how Christians can be faithful citizens and wise stewards while putting their ultimate trust in God's kingdom, not in any party or bank account. We talk about seeking the good of our communities, trusting God's provision, and loving the neighbours we disagree with.
What Does God Say About AI?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere in the news, and many of us aren't sure whether to be excited or afraid. In Genesis 11, people used a new technology, bricks, to build a tower and make a name for themselves. This week we'll see that the problem was never the bricks but the builders' hearts, and we'll ask how we can use today's tools to lift up God's name instead of our own.
Shape Your Life
Wisdom is not only about making good decisions. It forms us into people of integrity, generosity, justice, and compassion. The journey of wisdom is ultimately about character. Proverbs repeatedly connects a wise life with how we treat other people, especially those who are vulnerable or in need. Godly character shows itself through honesty, generosity, kindness, justice, and concern for others.
Be A Guide
Proverbs presents parents as teachers and guides. We cannot make every decision for our children or guarantee the direction of their lives will take, but we can model wisdom, provide loving boundaries, teach truth, and continually point them toward God.
This message isn't just for parents but for grandparents, mentors, teachers and anyone who helps shape the next generation.
Choose Your People
The people we walk with shape the people we become. Proverbs says a lot about friendship because our relationships influence our direction. Good friends encourage us, sharpen us, stand with us in difficult times, and help us become wiser. We need to be thoughtful about both the friends we choose and the kind of friend we choose to become.
Choose Your Path
Proverbs 3 pictures life as a path. We are all headed somewhere, but we do not always know the best way to get there. Wisdom begins when we stop assuming we can navigate life entirely on our own and learn to trust God with the direction of our lives.
Psalm 34
Today we’re in Psalm 34 where David brings forward an illustration about who God is and how we can trust Him. He shifts the question from “how do I get out of something” to “how do I trust God when I can’t control what happens next?”.
Psalm 121
Where does our help come from? Sometimes we feel like God is not listening but this Psalm reminds us that He is, and that we need only to be faithful to see how He will help us through our struggles.
Psalm 1
Today we start our new series in Psalms. In Chapter 1, we're invited to reflect on what path out life is taking. Join us as we explore what the best way forward is.