Tag: Grace Talks

Does how you pray matter? Is a prayer about your life and your current struggles better than a memorized prayer? Pastor Phil has the answer in today’s Grace Talks video. Is it better to pray a memorized prayer or a prayer from the heart?

Do you want to pray but you aren’t sure how? What do you pray about? What do you say? Today’s Grace Talks video has some tips. Do you struggle with what to pray about and how to pray? Pastor Phil shares a tip to help you pray.

Prayer works. It is powerful and effective. Today Pastor Phil begins a new Grace Talks series looking at how we pray, why we pray, and how God answers prayers. Do you believe that prayer works?

What does it take to be a great leader? Pastor Jared spent this week looking at how we are all leaders who can follow the example of the best leader of all, Jesus. Watch the entire devotional series from this week, as Pastor Jared helps us understand how Christians can be better leaders.

Leading by fear is a scary thing. Threats aren’t a great way to make people excited about working with or for you. So instead of instilling fear to get things done, what if leaders led with grace instead? Here’s why it’s never a good idea to lead by fear.

A critical word can feel like a knife straight to your heart, can’t it? Pastor Jared has a great explanation today about how opening your heart to God brings about a completely different result. Check out today’s video. How do you bulletproof your heart against criticism?

Being a leader means making decisions, and sometimes they are really tough ones to make. Where do you even start? That’s simple. You start by turning to God for help and direction. Are you worried about the next challenges in your life? You need to take a moment with God.

What do you do when your boss is overbearing, belittling, or just downright difficult to work with? Pastor Jared opens up the Bible to share an example of how one man, Nehemiah, dealt with his challenging leader. What’s the only thing that can change the hearts of difficult people?

We are all leaders. We all guide others in some way. So what makes a strong leader? Jesus was the perfect example of it. Before you can lead anyone, you need to lead yourself this way.

We may think our way is better, but God is good and patient. He lets us learn that our way is not better than his. He forgives us, loves us, and keeps showing his grace and mercy. Jonah’s story isn’t all about a big fish. It’s about God’s big love and forgiveness for us, even…