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We crave peace, so we can relax and simply be ourselves.  But why do we feel an absence of peace?  Why is it so illusive?  Is there any hope for peace?

What we do comes from what we decide.  Great actions come from great beliefs.

Jesus says the eye determines the direction of the body.  In athletics, we know this principle very well.  Where the eyes go, the body goes.

The Bible also reminds us to “lay aside weights” in order to compete at our best.  What are the weights we must lay aside?  What could weigh us down as we attempt to run?

Before we can achieve success we must be in the right race.  Paul said he “fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith.”

READ Ephesians 4:29 REFLECT Is it wrong to use profanity? Are there specific curse words that are sinful? Most of the words we classify in this category are not addressed in the Bible, so we must reason from the principles found in the Word. It can be especially...

God’s champions have always been big dreamers.  They expect to win, but they also expect to fight for the win.

This is a recording of Dave Ramsey inspiring leaders with a story about training elephants.  Listen and consider the questions below.

This new identity in Jesus causes us to think in a different way. Then our lives begin to change. This is the power of the Athlete Mindset.

Wisdom tells us not to rush, but committed followers of God are not hesitant.  We are called to do what is right and act on our convictions immediately.

Leadership is critical to achieving our goals in athletics.  The same is true for any organization or nation.  But we don’t simply need leadership.

The pressure to perform attempts to rob us of the joy available in Christ.  When we become followers of Christ our place on the “Leaderboard” is secure.

Jesus reminds us greatness is not found in elevating ourselves to a position or status to make ourselves known as great.

We were made to be champions.  But there is one thing that often stands in our way.  It is not an opponent.  It is not the weather or the workout.  It is our fear.

Preparation gives us comfort.  Our performance can bring hope.  But ultimately it’s a presence that gives us the real assurance we crave.

Where’s the safest place on the field of competition? As long as we stay in the spectator area of any competition, we will remain safe from injury, embarrassment, and performance mistakes.

The story of our lives is called our “testimony.”  We all desire to have a good testimony.  We want our lives to have meaning.

READ Matthew 14:22-33 REFLECT Many of us have been caught in the middle of a workout wondering if we can finish. Muscles are burning. Breathing gets deep. Our thoughts turn to quitting. But often it’s a voice next to us, or even from within us, that tells us to keep...

What is a team?  The word finds its meaning from the idea of a team of animals pulling together. Successful teams are linked together so they can pull in the same direction.

What kind of results should we expect from our training?  How do we know what to expect? Should we look to those who serve as our coaches?

What is the most powerful possession you own?  Isn’t it your ability to choose?  Animals don’t have the ability to choose.  They react.

Is it wrong to use profanity?  Are there specific curse words that are sinful?  Most of the words we classify in this category are not addressed in the Bible, so we must reason from the principles found in the Word.

Where the eyes go, the body goes.  Coaches instruct us to keep our eyes on the ball, and they tell us to look where we plan to run.

Competitors aim for excellence. But how do we know if our performance is good enough? Is our performance good enough when we win the workout?

Competitors train with discipline.  In order to experience success they execute a plan that involves daily disciplines leading them toward their goals.

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: James 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud     but shows favor to the humble.” Word: Summer is about at the halfway point or more for most...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: Philemon‬ ‭1:23-24‬ ‭(NLT) “Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers.” ‬‬‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭(NLT)...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 2:16-19 16  But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,  17  and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: Judges 6:11-18 11 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:29-40 29 By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Lindsey Strickler.   Bible Reading: Jeremiah 10:23 I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself,     that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps. Word: Today we're going to revisit an old FAITH +...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith.   Bible Reading: ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11:13-16 “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11:23-28‬ “By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. By...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11:17-22 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, 18 of whom it was...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jadi Rodriguez.   Bible Reading: James 1:1-12 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.   2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:11-12 11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Lindsey Strickler.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:8-10 8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Lindsey Strickler.   Bible Reading: Philippians 3:12-16 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:7 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:5-6 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:4 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:1-3 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: Nehemiah 6: 15-16 15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 16 And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: James 5: 10-11 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast....

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phillip Woody.   Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 1:9-11 9 After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the Lord. 10 She was deeply...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:25 “... not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” Word: Any fellow introverts...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:16‬ “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.” Word: A couple of weeks ago, I had...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31 "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." Word: As a coach and a competitor in sports, I have seen firsthand the rewards of...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: Matthew 6:16-18 16 “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: 1 Cor. 6:19-20 “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price....

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: Acts 13:2 “One time when they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’” Word: I...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,     but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy." Word: As a CrossFit coach, sometimes it seems like...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Hannah Winslow.   Bible Reading: ‭‭James 5:16 "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." Word: In James...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: ‭‭John 17 1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭63:1-4 “O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. I have...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: Psalm 147:1 “Hallelujah! It’s a good thing to sing praise to our God; praise is beautiful, praise is fitting.” Word: The discipline of private worship can seem intimidating, but when...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: Matthew 14:13 “Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.”...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.   Bible Reading: Mark‬ ‭6:31 “Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: ‭‭Proverbs 21:5 “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,     but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.” Word: I love how the Message version states this verse:...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4:5‬ “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.” Word: I had a friend that asked me one time, “What if you were the only Jesus that someone may...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith.   Bible Reading: Psalm 102:18 "Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord." Habakuk 2:2 "And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: Job 19:23-25 23 “Oh that my words were written!     Oh that they were inscribed in a book! 24 Oh that with an iron pen and lead     they were engraved in the rock forever! 25 For I know...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jadi Rodriguez.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ESV "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Lindsey Strickler.   Bible Reading: Psalm 1:1-6 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,     and do not lean on your own understanding. Word: One of my earliest memories as a child is walking through the grocery store...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: Psalm 119:11 I have stored up your word in my heart,     that I might not sin against you. Word: Walking into uncharted waters can be exciting and scary at the same time. For example,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Hanna Winslow.   Bible Reading: Psalm 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure?     By guarding it according to your word. Word: How can we live in a way that honors our creator God when we live in a world...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness... Word: As Christians we are called to...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: Titus 2:11-12 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 1:7 ... for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Word: I had a football coach that said, “Proper preparation provides predictable...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 3:2-3 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,  sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.   Bible Reading: 2 Peter 1:5-8 5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:12 12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. Word: Did you know that...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 13:7-9 7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Lindsey Strickler.   Bible Reading: I John 3:9-10 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. By this it is evident...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: 1 Peter 4:1-11 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh,[a] arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 1:8-14 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 who saved us...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Hanna Winslow.   Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-19 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: Galatians 6:6-10 6 Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: Galatians 6:1-5 1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 1 I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: Habakkuk 3:17-19 17 Though the fig tree should not blossom,     nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail     and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.   Bible Reading: Daniel 6:1-10 1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: Jeremiah 10:23-24 23 I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself,     that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps. 24 Correct me, O Lord, but in justice;     not in...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: Jeremiah 9:23-24 23 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let him who...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: Psalm 144 Grab your Bible or you can read these verses by scrolling down to the end. Word: My favorite line in this Psalm is in verse 3 where David says again, “Lord, what are human...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith.   Bible Reading: Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: Psalm 18:1-3 1 I love you, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: Esther 8 Read Online Here Word: “‘You’ll never see the results you want from the work you didn’t do,’ ‘Hustle for that muscle,’ ‘unless you puke, faint, or die…keep going.’" How many...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Hanna Winslow.   Bible Reading: Esther 4 Read Online Here Word: Have you ever known (the deep down kind of knowing in your spirit) you were supposed to do something, but you couldn’t seem to make it work on your own?...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Hanna Winslow.   Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 17:19-58 Full Bible reading is included at the end of the workout. Word: 1 Samuel 17 describes the pretty familiar historic account of David defeating the Philistine Goliath....

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: Judges 7 Read Online Here Word: Judges chapter 7 tells the story of Gideon’s Army. Gideon is going into battle against the Midianites with 32,000 men. But God looks at this and does not...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: Ruth 1:1-18 1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: Judges 4:4-16 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: Judge 6:11-16 11 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 33:25-29 25 Your bars shall be iron and bronze, and as your days, so shall your strength be. 26 “There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.   Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 31:6-8 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” 7 Then Moses...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol .   Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 8:11-20 13 “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. 14 The peoples have heard; they...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: Exodus 15:13-21 13 “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. 14 The peoples have heard; they...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: Exodus 15:1-12 1 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith.   Bible Reading: Acts 7:9-16 9“And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him 10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: Luke 15:11-32 11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: 1 John 4:20 " If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen." Word:...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: 1 John 4:19 "We love because he first loved us." Word: “Earned not given” is a popular phrase in the sports and fitness world. It’s a phrase that acknowledges the hard work it takes to...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Hanna Winslow.   Bible Reading: 1 John 4:18 "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love." Word: God is telling us...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: 1 John 4:17 "By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world." Word: I remember the days when I...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: 1 John 4:16 "So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him." Word: In today’s scripture...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:13 "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." Word: Faith can move mountains. Hope can sustain generations through many...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:13 "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." Word: These three remain Faith, Hope, and Love …. As we’ve been sharing what...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:13 "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." Word: Every time I step onto an airplane to fly somewhere I always think about...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:12 "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known." Word: Did you know that we...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:11 "When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways." Word: 1 Corinthians 13:11...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:9-10 "For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away." Word: Last week, we were on vacation for Spring Break. I like...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:8 "Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away." Word: My favorite part of this passage...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:8 "Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away." Word: Isn’t it amazing how many...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:7 "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." Word: My husband and I recently celebrated 23 years of marriage. In 23 years,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:7 "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." Word: This past weekend we did the annual Passion WOD in remembrance of what...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:7 "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." Word: During the 2020 CrossFit Games, the top athletes on the women’s and men’s...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Hanna Winslow.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:7 "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." Word: Love is a choice with many associated characteristics. 1 Corinthians 13:7...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:6 "... [Love] does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth." Word: So you’re out to lunch with two of your friends possibly after a hard workout,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:5 "... [Love] keeps no record of wrongs." Word: The main focus for today’s scripture reading is Love keeps no record of wrongs. Jesus was the ultimate example of this kind...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:5 "... [Love] it is not easily angered..." Word: Anger has roots. Anger does not stand on its own as a primary emotion. It is born out of other feelings such as fear,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:5 Love is not self seeking. Word: As we’ve been looking at what love is, there’s no doubt defining love is necessary. Because when we use that word in different...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:5 "... [love does not] dishonor...." Word: Where does the fleshly desire to dishonor come from? For some of us, we probably think that we don’t go out of our way to...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Barcol.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4 "... love is not proud..." Word: What is humility? It’s not thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking of others instead of yourself and acting in their best interest...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4 "... love does not envy or boast..." Word: Think about a time when you boasted about an accomplishment. It may have been in the gym with a PR, or an “A” on an...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4 "... love does not envy or boast..." Word: Why does my heart always want for things? I see my friends driving a new car, moving into a new house, wearing the latest...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4 "Love is patient and kind..." Word: A few years back, I had employed a friend who had started working for my company. Eventually, things went south, and we ended up...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Lindsey Strickler.   Bible Reading: John 19-20:10 Word: Today is going to be an endurance FAITH Workout. We're revisiting the faith message in one of our past FAITH + FITNESS Workouts.    “He died for me. Who...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:3 "If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing." Word: The litmus test was used initially to test acidity....

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:2 "And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1 "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.'" Word: When was the last time you updated your resume? In...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Hanna Winslow.   Bible Reading: Genesis 42:5-7 "Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: 1 Peter 3:3-4 “Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: James 4:10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” Word: To a certain degree, we all want to be recognized. We may not come out and say it, but it does feel good to be...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: James 3:13 “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.” Word: As we move through life, we always hope, despite the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: Romans 12:16 “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.” Word: “I’m kind of a big deal.” How strange is it to...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: John 13:14 “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.” Word: Several years ago as a young Naval Officer I recall a deep desire...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.   Bible Reading: John 3:30-31 “30 'He must increase, but I must decrease.' 31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Word: Mark tells us that Jesus came to serve and not to be served,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: Mark 9:35-37 “And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, 'If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.' And he took a child and put him in the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: Matthew 20:20-28 “Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her, “What do you want?” She...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith.   Bible Reading: Matthew 6:9-10 “9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.[a] 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done,[b]     on earth as it is in heaven.” Word: Job loss....

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: Matthew 6:2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: Zechariah 9:9-13 “9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!     Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you;     righteous and having salvation is he, humble...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: Micah 6:8 “He has told you, O man, what is good;     and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,     and to walk humbly with your God?” Word: Since...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: Isaiah 45:9 “Woe to him who strives with him who formed him,     a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’     or ‘Your work has no...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: Proverbs 11:2 "When pride comes, then comes disgrace,     but with the humble is wisdom." Proverbs 22:4 "The reward for humility and fear of the Lord     is riches and honor and life.”...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.   Bible Reading: Psalm 115 "Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,     for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! 2 Why should the nations say,     “Where is their God?”...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:28-29 "God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Aaron Martell.   Bible Reading: Luke 9:48 "... and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.   Bible Reading: Daniel 4:31-37 "While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, and you...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.   Bible Reading: Matthew 11:29-30 "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Word:...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:33 "The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,     and humility comes before honor." Proverbs 18:12 "Before destruction a man's heart is haughty,     but humility comes...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.   Bible Reading: Psalm 8:4 "what is man that you are mindful of him,     and the son of man that you care for him?” Word: All day, every day, we spend our time worried about ourselves. We think this life...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 "Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king's house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the Lord and in his own house he successfully...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith.   Bible Reading: John 13:12-20 "12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: John 3:30 "He must increase, but I must decrease." Word: I am reading Christine Caine’s Unstoppable, and in it, she talks about, “Running the race of our lives, receiving the baton of...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: Luke 6:39-42 "39 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: Matthew 10:24 "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master." Word: Have you ever done something for someone else, only to feel stung when your kindness goes...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Barcol.   Bible Reading: Numbers 12:3-8 "3 Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth. 4 And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.   Bible Reading: Genesis 50:15-21 "15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” 16 So...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow. Bible Reading: Philippians 2:5-11 "5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:8-12 "8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Rick Crabtree. Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 "6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we are of good...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill. Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 "13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love." Word: Have you ever heard the legendary stories of how an...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.   Bible Reading: Acts 7:54-60 "54 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. 55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.   Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you." Word: In...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate. Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 20:2-4 "2 And when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people 3 and shall say to them, 'Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert. Bible Reading: Acts 6:8-15 "8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called),...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith. Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 10:12 "For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Lindsey Strickler. Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 7:27 "For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Lindsey Strickler.   Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 4:15-19 "15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set so that he could not see. 16 And the man said to Eli, “I am he who has come from the battle; I fled...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.  Bible Reading: Daniel 10:16-18 "16 Then one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, 'I am overcome with anguish because of the...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Mark Graves.  Bible Reading: Daniel 10:11-12 "And he said to me, 'O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you.' And when he had spoken this...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.  Bible Reading: Daniel 6:10-13 "When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.    Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:2‬ "... fear not, for I am with you;     be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you,     I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Word:...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.    Bible Reading: Psalms‬ ‭25:15‬ "My eyes are ever toward the Lord,     for he will pluck my feet out of the net." Word: If you’ve ever been in a dark place in life and came through it... If you’ve ever...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Rick Crabtree.    Bible Reading: Daniel 10:19 "And he said, “O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak,...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.    Bible Reading: Proverbs 11:28 "Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,     but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf." Word: Has anyone been following the news about the uprising of common...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Phil Woody.    Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5:5-6 "5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.  Bible Reading: Psalm 146:3 "Put not your trust in princes,     in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation." Word: Where does your courage come from? When you walked in the gym for the first time, or...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate.  Bible Reading: Proverbs 11:2 "When pride comes, then comes disgrace,     but with the humble is wisdom." Word: Courage is an important part of our Christian walk. In order to move in God’s will, we will need...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.  Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:2 "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,     but the Lord weighs the heart." Word: There have been many frustrating times in my life where I feel like a doormat. I have felt...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Barcol.    Bible Reading: Numbers 13:30 "But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, 'Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.'" Word: Have you noticed how many things...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.    Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might." Word: Brene Brown did a talk on vulnerability, and one of the things she said that stuck out in my...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.    Bible Reading: Joshua 1:1-9 "1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, 2 'Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.    Bible Reading: Matthew 14:27 "But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.'" Word: A few years ago, prompted by friends who wanted me to cook for them, I...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Mark Graves.    Bible Reading: Mark 12:44 "For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on." Word: I asked my wife a question...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Bruce Sampson.    Bible Reading: Zechariah 4:6 "Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts." Word: When I was in college I...

We've got your daily encouragement, written by Matt Chow.    Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 31:7 "Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Jacob Reed.   Bible Reading: Lamentations‬ ‭3:22-23 “22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;     his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning;     great is your faithfulness.“ Word: Look at...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Rick Crabtree.   Bible Reading: Lamentations 3:21 & 24 “21 But this I call to mind,     and therefore I have hope:” “24 ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,     ‘therefore I will hope in him.’” Word:...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Nate Hemphill.     Bible Reading: Romans 8:24-25 “24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Barcol.   Bible Reading: Act 5:42 “And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.” Word: In Acts 5:40,”They called the apostles in and...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Polly Barcol.     Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-7 “3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Travis Pate. Bible Reading: 1 Peter‬ ‭3:15 “…but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Joe Mummert.   Bible Reading: Matthew 25:40 “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” Word: A few years back, I had a family...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Michael Smith.     Bible Reading: Philippians‬ ‭3:13-14 “13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“ Word: A simple perspective shift can drastically change your...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Ryan Grinnell.   Bible Reading: Romans 5:3-4 “3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope...“ Word:...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Andrea Johnson.   Bible Reading: “Now may God, the fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround...

We’ve got your daily encouragement, written by Kelly Bryant.   Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:8 “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair...“ Word: Last year, a friend invited me to a vision board party to kick off the...