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In this exhortation, Kevin Kleiman exhorts us with a simple illustration of a dot and a line and from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount to set our sights on eternity, especially when it comes to money. Are you living for the dot or the line?

In this exhortation, Pete Gregory shares a lesson on gratitude from the ten lepers in Luke 17. When the joys, sorrows, and callings of this life compete for our devotion we must remember to give thanks to God.

In this exhortation, Deacon Peter Christenson encourages us to remember the hope we have for the day to come when Christ will return, and Luke 12 says to be ready.

In this exhortation, Pastor Daniel Helstrom shares a story of running away from a sense of danger to highlight what we run to when we feel afraid.

In this exhortation, Church Planter Will Stueve exhorts us from Ecclesiastes 11:9 that because of the fleeting nature of our lives, we ought to enjoy God’s good gifts!

In this exhortation, Pastor Max Kozak recounts Jesus’ campfire conversation with Peter in John 21 where Jesus lays out Peter’s mission and gives a sobering glimpse of what it might cost. Despite the cost, Jesus wants Peter to just follow him.

In this exhortation, Jon Hoglund exhorts us to turn to God’s sovereignty in the fight for faith when facing trails of various kinds because he cares for us in every situation. Have the difficulties you’ve encountered helped you grow in endurance, character, and hope?

In this exhortation, Ryan Griffith gives an analogy for the Christian life about looking to the horizon rather than being sucked into only what’s right in front of us. We must not lose sight of who we are and whose we are.

In this exhortation, Pete Gregory exhorts us to bring together the dual disciplines of prayer and bible reading in a way that we would have genuine fellowship with God and avoid an impersonal or shallow view of scripture.

In this exhortation, Deacon Peter Christenson exhorts us with a memory of his grandfather’s singing and Luke 6:45 to saturate our hearts in God’s praise.

In this sermon, Ryan Griffith expounds upon Psalm 104 which is a poem with vivid, worship-evoking imagery that retells the important story of Genesis 1-3. It calls us to bless the Lord and fuels the consummation of that praise.

In this exhortation, Pastor Daniel Helstrom exhorts us to love one another by rejecting two basic forms of relating to others.

In this exhortation, Church Planter Will Stueve exhorts us from Psalm 119:74 and the wise words of a friend to say: hope in God’s Word, that others may see you and rejoice.

In this exhortation, Ryan Griffith reminds us that unity is not optional for the Christian life. Because of Jesus’s suffering, our unity is an undeniable and blood-bought fact. And we must live in a manner that makes that unity obvious, especially in our divided states of America.

In this exhortation, Pastor Max Kozak reflects on the type of man Psalm 1 describes and exhorts us to be faithful and patient, delighting in God’s Word daily.