Posts with the tag “pastor-joey-monteleone”

Discovery occurs when we stop running and start letting God reveal something within us, but the type of grace the world can see only happens when we own our story, as shown through the Book of 1 Timot...  Read More

Church isn't a place we go, it's a people we grow with, and when church becomes a task on the calendar, our intentions will never become reality, as seen through the Book of Acts....  Read More

The Story of Peter shows us, as Christians, that faith isn’t just about starting strong, it’s about staying focused because fear grows where our focus fades....  Read More

The story of Abraham showcases the difference between testing and temptation, proving that faith isn’t blind, it’s built. ...  Read More

The story of Jacob proves how endurance is built in the struggle. God wrestles not to defeat us but to define us, and we may walk away limping, but we’ll also walk away changed....  Read More

Sin is consistent. It starts small, quiet, fun, and something you can manage, but then it consumes, destroys, and ruins your life. God refuses to let sin have the final word because the Cross has the ...  Read More

Real faith in God requires action, involves risk, and we don’t always see the outcome as proven in the story of Rahab from the Book of Joshua....  Read More

LHC Unplugged Season 1 talks about the concept of hope through the Book of Peter. A hope that shapes us, laments, endures, is holy, and is generous....  Read More

As you suffer, don’t be shaken, prepare yourself for suffering by thinking like Jesus, loving like Jesus, and responding like Jesus, as seen in the Book of Peter....  Read More

When tough things happen in our lives, we usually run to places where redemption has an expiration date. But in the Book of Ruth, we learn that redemption isn’t something we achieve or hold onto; it’s...  Read More

The Book of Luke guides us in learning that if the disciples asked Jesus how to teach them to pray, we have the same opportunity, and God reveals Himself through prayer....  Read More

God makes promises to us. The Book of Luke explains why we need to live so that our lives, minds, and behavior mirror the belief in God’s promises, even in the waiting...  Read More

We’re not immune from human struggles just because we follow Jesus, but the way we combat the anxious way of living is to seek first the Kingdom of God....  Read More

The Book of Acts proves that the obstacles we see might be the opportunities we need. Scripture's miraculous and strange aspects provide an invitation to see God for who He really is....  Read More

The Book of Acts explains how the price tag for following Jesus is rejection. The rejection of who Jesus is and what that means in our lives is the price tag for following Him in our culture....  Read More

Fear is what often comes between where we are and where we want to be. Fear is what often prevents a stretch in our lives, but the opposite of fear is love, God’s love, and this is explained in the Bo...  Read More