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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!

Humility Month Day 36: God Gives Grace to the Humble

Pursuing humility, like Jesus did, is contrary to our natural desires and contrary to the way of the world. However, it is the calling of every disciple and grace is found by those who know they need it. Continue reading

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Humility Month Day 35: Getting Close to God

Double-mindedness: to want God’s favor and everything the worldly culture offers – especially power, influence, and wealth. Divided loyalties lead to divided hearts and divided churches. It leads to sin. But God has more grace than we have sin. And he shows us a better way: the way of humility. Continue reading

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Humility Month Day 34: No Favoritism

Favoritism – making distinctions and showing partiality – is back in fashion (as if it ever went out). Cultural commentators call it “tribalism,” We divide ourselves by status, age, politics, gender, ethnicity, education, etc. It shows up and brings divisions within God’s church. But God desires his children to be a loving family: the salt of the earth, a light shining in the darkness of our culture. Continue reading

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Humility Month Day 33: The Right Things to Think On Deeply

How would your world be different if you trained your mind to look at the best? How would your heart be different if, every time you felt a little anxiety, you named it and prayed about it with thanksgiving? This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Continue reading

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Humility Month Day 32: The Best Example of Humility

One of the hardest things for any Christian is to be consistent in following the example of Jesus. As GK Chesterton said, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” But there is much to be gained from the trying. Continue reading

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