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About Pastor Jesse

I am someone loved by Jesus - a disciple, husband, father, pastor, and engineer. God has a mission and invites us into it. I want to do my part to encourage and equip people for life on that mission!

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Humility Month Day 40: Who Makes All Things New?

“Begin with the end in mind”. That’s good, common sense. Playing on that idea, the Bible ends with the beginning in mind. What was lost in the Garden is made new and better in the New Jerusalem. And our future and our home is there… but we can’t drag our pride in with us. Continue reading

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Humility Month Day 39: Is He Worthy?

Who is like our God? This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Get a Bible and work through the prayers, scripture reading, questions, and devotional reading below. May the Lord bless … Continue reading

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Humility Month Day 38: Cold, Hot, or Nauseating?

Who has the right to tell you about yourself? Our culture celebrates the individual, encourages us to find our identity in ourselves and to work toward things like self-actualization, self-esteem, and self-expression. It feeds our pride. The house it builds inevitably collapses. But what if there’s a better way? Continue reading

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Humility Month Day 37: Getting the Heart Right

What is your heart telling you today? Culture tells us to trust our hearts. The Bible warns us that our hearts can be deceptive. We want to feel things are right in our heart. If we feel the tension, if our hearts are restless, we struggle and seek to put our hearts at peace. What can we do to get our hearts right? Continue reading

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