When Farris Turner attended the Global Worker Gathering, she didn’t expect to leave with a calling. As one of our Global Workers shared on stage, a question pressed into her heart: What if you were a Global Worker? Why don’t you go? Her first response wasn’t bold confidence. It was
This episode continues the Chosen Exiles series by stepping into one of the most debated sections of Peter’s letter. Rather than isolating verses, the conversation places them within the larger flow of the gospel. Peter’s instructions about submission and honor are not random commands—they flow out of a transformed identity
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1–3 Devotion Have you ever started a new discipline such as exercising, journaling, praying, or cutting back on your phone, only to grow weary and give up? Maybe it got harder than expected, obstacles kept coming, or you started to doubt yourself. There are many reasons we quit.
In this week’s Sermon Notes Podcast, Jay Strother and Brian Ball walk through 1 Peter 2:18–25 and explore what it means to find hope when suffering is real and circumstances are unjust. Peter’s instruction on submission can feel challenging, especially when authority is imperfect, but the passage reframes submission as
Scripture: Proverbs 3:5–8 Devotion I remember first learning this passage as a child. Likewise, it’s probably one of the first passages you memorized, or at least one you’re very familiar with. But I’d also guess it’s one of the hardest to live out. Why? Because we want control. We want
Scripture: John 15:5 Devotion Perhaps the seven most staggering words Jesus ever spoke are, “Apart from Me you can do nothing.” Really? Nothing? Are You saying I can’t drive my kids to school without You, Jesus? Can’t work in my office? Can’t have coffee with a friend? No. What He
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16–17 Devotion Have you ever felt a moment of inspiration? Maybe it came while admiring creation or hearing a piece of music that stirred your heart. I remember standing at the base of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska, when I heard what sounded like thunder, followed
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5–11 Devotion Do you know that you have an enemy? No, I don’t mean the rival football team to your favorite college program. I certainly don’t mean the supervisor you can’t get along with! Today’s passage is clear: Your enemy is Satan himself. He is cunning and