Entries by Patrick McLaughlin

Love- Part IV

Pastor Ryan Binkley  5 minute read There’s a story about the Disciple John that says when he was in his old age he would be led by the hand into gatherings of believers. Every week he would utter these words with delight, “Little children, love one another.” Meeting after meeting, he would repeat the same phrase, […]

Love- Part III

Pastor Ryan Binkley  5 minute read I’ve had the privilege of working around some incredibly smart, driven people. When the worst was coming our way and forecasts weren’t promising, they had the ability to change the atmosphere of a room just by walking into it. They reflected joy no matter what circumstances surrounded them. It was […]

Love- Part II

Pastor Ryan Binkley  5 minute read It is often difficult for us as believers to truly understand the value the Lord puts on our worship. It is counter-cultural to see worship as something dearer than works. However, ours is not the only generation that has had this perception problem. This has gone back to the days […]

Love- Part I

Pastor Ryan Binkley  5 minute read Some things in life change you slowly, while others will transform your life in an instant. My life was forever changed in a moment just like that, on the day that I fell into the loving arms of the Father. I was overwhelmed. Everything that caused pain – my insecurities, weaknesses, frailties, […]

“Yes”

Pastor Banks Babade 5 minute read I have a simple story for you today. This is one of my favorite stories in the Bible. In John 5, Jesus meets a disabled man who sits at the pool of Bethesda, right outside of the city of Jerusalem. The reason why this man, along with many others, […]

Be Like Jesus- Become a Disciple

Pastor Ryan Binkley  5 minute read I have good news to share. God loves you and wants to have a relationship with you. There is no crime so heinous nor sin so great that it precludes you from being a disciple of Jesus. You may be thinking “Great! But how do I be a disciple?” The […]

Be Like Jesus- Empowered by the Spirit

Pastor Ryan Binkley  5 minute read Some people misinterpret the goal of being a Christian and end up living a fairly boring life. I want to guide you far from that. If you have ever thought that Christianity was boring, you can’t blame that on Jesus because His life was anything but boring. You must blame it on […]

Be Like Jesus- Be Led by the Spirit

Pastor Ryan Binkley  5 minute read Have you ever wondered how God designed our minds to work? Do you ever feel there’s this internal conflict between what you know and what you feel? There’s a famous analogy that our brains are like a rider on top of an elephant. The rider is our logic and reasoning, […]

Be Like Jesus- Walking in Peace

Pastor Ryan Binkley  7 minute read Worry is at an all-time high right now. So how does Jesus fix it? I like following a plan. When I have a plan, I have confidence. Whether it’s a blueprint, business plan, or marketing strategy with a financial budget, the secret to a good plan is that it’s not […]

Be Like Jesus- Compassion

Pastor Banks Babade  7 minute read Have you ever overheard a conversation about a specific person, only to realize the subject of the conversation was you? It’s quite a shocking moment to realize when people aren’t talking about someone else, they’re talking about you. Things become personal at that point, for better or worse. And […]