Jesus calls us to a life of purpose...a life of accomplishment and fulfillment. A life where we become and remain, for His sake and for His cause. He desires that we live a life of meaning with a sense of mission. By Dave Bartlett ..read more

The Lord committed 100% of His life so that we might be saved and He asks us to be100% committed to Him and His life-saving mission. We will not be able to live that level of commitment  if we stay on our "buts" (excuses). Choose to be courageous, have some guts and watch what God will do in and through you.  By Marilyn Bartlett ..read more

In this passage Moses gave God's people two options, you can choose life and blessing or death and destruction. The quality of our life is not determined by the breaks we get in this life but by the choices we make. If we choose Jesus and His ways we will choose life and blessing. By Dave Bartlett ..read more

The judgment of God is not something we like or want to hear about. However, it is necessary for us to hear about it and understand God's intention for it. God is righteous and just and because He is He, He must execute His judgment on sin. When God says enough is enough, His purpose is to bring about repentance and restoration.  By Dave Bartlett ..read more

Even though Elijah had just experienced a great victory, he now found himself in a cave of deep depression. God came and spoke to Elijah in a still small voice and let him know He wasn't through with him. He had much more for him to do. There are times when we find ourselves in a cave of discouragement and depression, but if we listen for His still small voice, put our eyes on Him, we will experience hope, strength and encouragement in knowing that God is not through with us.  By Dave Bartlett ..read more

There are times after we have experienced a victory, our enemy launches an attack against us and we can succumb to feelings of depression just as Elijah did after his victory on Mt. Carmel. In those times, we must look at God rather than looking at our circumstances and trust that He will be faithful to fulfill His purposes for us.  By Dave Bartlett ..read more

The servant of God never stops serving God until He calls him or her home. Elijah teaches us how we can stay active and useful in serving the Lord all of our days. He believed and embraced the promises of God before he actually saw them fulfilled. As a result of his active faith, the people proclaimed, "The Lord He is God!" May we be like Elijah and live our faith, in a promise keeping God.  By Dave Bartlett ..read more

Often times God interrupts our lives with amazing opportunities. They sometimes look like inconveniences but if we try to look at them from a heavenly perspective, we may just see something beautiful. Jesus, Himself, lived with constant interruptions. However, He seized those moments and people were left changed because of it. Jesus is calling His followers to do the same. By Brook Stockert ..read more

Scripture tells us that when we know the truth, God's truth, it will set us free. It is His truth that changes our lives and when applied, produces within us courage. Elijah knew the truth, believed the truth and because he did, he lived courageously for God. May we do the same.   By Dave Bartlett ..read more

The God of Elijah is our God too. Just as Elijah trusted Him to do the impossible, we are to trust Him to the impossible in the worst of our situations. The Lord is able to do exceedingly beyond and above whatever we could think or imagine He could.  By Dave Bartlett ..read more