Speaker: Michael Owens

When we follow Jesus, the life He guides us to live is anything but ordinary. In fact, His standards are higher, remarkably so…you may even say extraordinary. That is true in a varied number of… read more

When you’re the king, there are some real perks. Chief among them is that you get to establish rules that others have to follow. Jesus presented Himself as King and invites people to be part… read more

We make comparisons all the time. In fact, we compare people to things…sometimes even ice cream flavor. Jesus compared His followers, however, to salt and light, but what did He mean by that? Find out… read more

We are living in a very charged, divided culture and political climate. Trying to navigate these is easy if you want to just “go with the flow.” But what if you’re trying to follow Jesus?… read more

We tell others that we love them. Others tell us, “I love you.” Sometimes people tell us that and it has real consequence and at other times, we are completely unaffected. If you have a… read more

Lots of people say, “I’m for you…” They may really mean it and demonstrate it in lots of ways. If you’re a follower of Christ, the Bible communicates clearly that God is for you. Simply… read more

When you come into this world you do so with “normal” human nature. That nature leads us to operate in ways that are out of bounds with standards God has established for us. If you… read more

The Bible describes how when a person begins to follow Christ, they experience freedom. But freedom communcates the idea of things I can do now that I couldn’t do before. So what exactly am I… read more

When someone begins to follow Christ, some really positive things become true of them. Among other things, they experience freedom from some truly awful things. God used Paul to spell out some of these freedoms… read more