Posts with the tag “authority”

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Who Gets to Define What Is Right?
July 18th, 2026
Our wider culture reflects the same struggle for authority. Truth becomes personal. Morality becomes self-defined. Freedom becomes the right to answer to no one. Desire becomes identity. Conviction be...  Read More
by Desk of the Pastor
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Living Faithfully Under Authority
September 20th, 2025
Romans 13:1–7 is one of those passages that stirs questions every time it’s read. Paul’s words—“be subject to the governing authorities”—have been quoted to justify everything from submission to tyran...  Read More
by Reflections from Lifehouse Leadership

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Who Gets to Define What Is Right?
July 18th, 2026
When “Good Enough” Wasn’t the End of the Story
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Has It Come to This?
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How Low Can God’s People Go?
July 4th, 2026
When Faith Becomes Custom-Made
June 27th, 2026

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Living Sacrifice: Preparing the Way for JesusWhat Is Truly NeededFirst Things FirstOne Thing is Needed
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What The Lord RequiresWhat God Looks ForEverything You NeedWhat Is Needed Now
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The Tree That Took LifeLiving East of EdenThe Tree That Bore a CurseFrom Palms to the Garden
 April
When the Story Doesn’t End the Way You HopedA Cracked FoundationWhen It Was SimpleWhen God Is Still Working… But Something Is Off
 May
Order in the Middle of the StormFrom Fearful Faith to Foolish ConfidenceAfter the VictoryThe King No One Asked For
 June
When Passion Replaces DiscernmentThe Loose CannonDon't Settle for OrdinaryWhen Faith Becomes Custom-Made
 July
How Low Can God’s People Go?Has It Come to This?When “Good Enough” Wasn’t the End of the StoryWho Gets to Define What Is Right?
 2025
 January
Built on Truth That TransformsUnshakable Unity: The Foundation of the Church’s MissionThe Great Commission In Everyday LifeA Perspective That Perseveres
 February
The Gospel Changes EverythingThe Gospel: A Power That TransformsWhen the World Trades Truth for LiesWhen Judgment Comes for Us Too
 March
Religion Won’t Save You—But Jesus WillGuilty as Charged—Why We Must See Our Sin to See God’s GraceWhen the Judge Paid the FineFaith Alone: Abraham's Story, Our Story
 April
Peace with God – More Than a FeelingYou Were Born Into Adam’s Story—But You Don’t Have to Stay ThereThistles and Thorns: A Good Friday ReflectionDead to Sin, Alive to GodTrue Freedom: Choosing the Right Master
 May
The Law ExposedThe Battle Lines Are Drawn—And Every Woman CountsWhen the Struggle Is RealFrom Condemnation to AdoptionWhen Glory Feels Distant
 June
Nothing Else MattersThe Posture That Changes Everything
 July
A Life Worth FollowingFearless and FreeMercy and Mystery: When God's Plan Doesn’t Look Like OursThe Word of Faith: Salvation for AllHow Will They Hear?
 August
Grace Doesn’t QuitGrafted by GraceThe Depths of God’s WisdomLiving Sacrifices: A Life of WorshipGifted for a Purpose: One Body, Many Members
 September
Authentic Love: Living the GospelOvercoming Evil with GoodLiving Faithfully Under AuthorityThe Debt of Love and the Urgency of Holiness
 October
Stop Judging: The Weak and the StrongWhat Matters Most: Pursuing Peace and Building UpUnited in Hope: Living to Please OthersAmbassadors of Christ: Called to Proclaim
 November
Partnership in the Gospel: Generosity & PrayerThe Final Word: Strengthened by the GospelGive What You GotBecoming Last So Others Can be FirstThe Wisper of Hope
 December
When Peace has a NameThe Shout of JoyThe Cry of Love
 2024
 December
Peace on Earth: The Town of David and the Prince of PeaceBorn to You: The Joy of ChristmasMessiah the Lord: God’s Love in ActionFor The Glory of God
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Just Do ItOne New Thing
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Look At MeDid God Really Say...?HoseaLet it FallQuietly Hope
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The Gift of FreedomStuck and Not Really Enjoying Your LifeLayers
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