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“SUPER-STARS”…or…”SUPER-SERVANTS”?
II CORINTHIANS 11:3-5: “But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent. You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Jun 20, 20173 min read
CAN THE CHURCH BE TOO “RELEVANT”?
II KINGS 16:10-11: “King Ahaz traveled to Damascus and met with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, where he observed the altar at Damascus. So King Ahaz sent a set of construction patterns of this altar to Uriah the priest. Uriah the … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Jun 18, 20173 min read
AM I HIDING MY LIGHT?
II CORINTHIANS 6:14-16: “Stop becoming unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony exists between the Messiah and Beliar, or what do a believer and an unbeliever have … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Jun 15, 20175 min read
AM I “NEARHEARTED”?
II CORINTHIANS 4:18: “…Because we do not look for things that can be seen but for things that cannot be seen. For things that can be seen are temporary, but things that cannot be seen are eternal.” (ISV) OBSERVATION: How … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Jun 13, 20173 min read
WHAT IS GOD’S WILL?
II CORINTHIANS 1:19-20: “For God’s Son, Jesus the Messiah, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No.” But with him it is always “Yes.” For all God’s promises are “Yes” in him. And so … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Jun 11, 20172 min read
AM I WASTING – GOD’S GRACE?
I CORINTHIANS 15:10: “But by God’s grace I am what I am, and his grace shown to me was not wasted. Instead, I worked harder than all the others—not I, of course, but God’s grace that was with me.” (ISV) … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Jun 8, 20173 min read
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
I CORINTHIANS 13:12-13: “Now we see only an indistinct image in a mirror, but then we will be face to face. Now what I know is incomplete, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Jun 6, 20174 min read
WE NEED A CULTURAL REVIVAL!
I KINGS 8:9: “Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.” … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Jun 3, 20173 min read
DOES GOD REALLY HAVE A PLAN FOR MY LIFE?
II SAMUEL 23:5: “Is not my dynasty like this with God? Has he not made an eternal covenant with me, preparing every detail of it? And he has made it secure, including my complete salvation, has he not? He has … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 30, 20173 min read
AM I MAKING PLANS FOR ETERNITY?
I CORINTHIAN 3:12-13: “Whether a person builds on this foundation with gold, silver, expensive stones, wood, hay, or straw, the workmanship of each person will become evident, for the day of judgment will show what it is, because it will … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 26, 20174 min read
ARE YOU TIRED OF LOSING THE BATTLE?
PSALM 149: 6-9: “Let high praises to God be heard in their throats, while they wield two-edged swords in their hands as they bring retribution to nations and punishment to nations, binding their kings with chains, their officials with iron … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 23, 20174 min read
GOD – WHAT IS YOUR WILL FOR MY LIFE?
ROMANS 12:1-2: “I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship. Do not be conformed … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 19, 20173 min read
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “SAVED”?
ROMANS 10:9-10: (9) If you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (10)For one believes with his heart and is justified, and declares … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 17, 20174 min read
DO ALL THINGS REALLY WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD?
ROMANS 8:28-30: “And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 14, 20174 min read
CAN ONE PERSON REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
ROMANS 5:17: “For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 9, 20174 min read
WHAT DO “LIBERALS” AND “CONSERVATIVES” HAVE IN COMMON?
ROMANS 2:1-4: “Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. But we know that the judgment of God is according … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 6, 20174 min read
WHY – WE SHOULD LEAVE THE “WHY” UP TO THE LORD!
I SAMUEL 6:19-21: “God struck down some of the people from Beth Shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down 70 people. The people mourned because the LORD struck them with such a great blow. … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 2, 20175 min read
WHAT DO I WEEP OVER?
PSALM 126:5-6: “Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.” (NKJV) OBSERVATION: I knew the Lord was trying … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
May 1, 20173 min read
DO YOU HAVE A WOUNDED HEART?
PSALM 121:2: “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!” (NLT) OBSERVATION: Have you ever felt like you had a hole in your heart? Are you facing such intense pain that when you read a verses like … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Apr 25, 20175 min read
DOES GOD STILL SPEAK?
PSALM 119:49-50: “Remember what you said to your servant, by which you caused me to hope. This is what comforts me in my troubles, that what you say revives me.” (ISV) OBSERVATION: Does God still speak to us today? Does … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Apr 22, 20173 min read
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