Do you ever wonder what happens when Joe has to record without a full script? Well you get a longer devotional and something a little less formal. Come join Joe in his car tonight for a devotional about the wise men and why we should have the same thirst and drive for the truth.

Do you stress over the perfect gift or what to get this Christmas? Come join Joe tonight to find out that putting the focus on those things can suck the joy out Christmas and what the focus should be on to keep the joy and hope alive.

What are you thankful for? Are you thankful for it all the time or does it just come up this time of year? Tonight Joe talks about why we should be thankful everyday of our lives and what he is thankful for. Come and see.

Have you ever kept a secret from someone you care about? Why did you do it? Tonight Joe is going to reveal a secret that he has kept as well as talk about a secret that Jesus kept from His disciples. Come and see why knowing everything isn't always the best thing.

Everyone knows that Christians are supposed to be a community of believers working together, but have you really witnessed that community working? Tonight Joe talks about his experience seeing community in action and why we should all be striving to create the kind of community that Jesus talks about.

Have you ever felt like everything is falling apart and you feel helpless? Tonight Joe talks about what we need to do in those situations, and that is, to find hope. Come see what he means in tonight's devotional!

Did you know that there was a book in the Bible written completely out of songs? And did you know, that book is divided into 5 books as well? Well, whether you did or not, tonight Joe is going to talk about two famous Psalms inside the book of Psalms and why they are important beyond what they are famous for.

This week's devotional looks at thinking outside the box. Joe talks about how one of his favorite games and a Parable from Matthew, helps him to do that when ministering to others.

Everyone deals with Anxiety on some level. Tonight Joe talks about a Psalm that helps him through his anxiety when it hits harder than normal. Come check out how it helps, and what you can do for your anxiety.

Since Joe started a sermon series this past Sunday he decided to use this week to go a little deeper with one of the elements that he talked about. Forgiveness. Come and see what it means to forgive and why there is never a stipulation put on what or who should get it.

Sometimes, everything seems to go wrong. So tonight we talk about what we do when everything seems to fall apart, and we talk about someone who always keeps his cool when the world is crumbling around him. Come see who we're talking about and why you should try to be like him in these situations.

So, we have heard all about creating and being a part of a community, but have you ever stopped and thought about what community actually means? Well tonight we’re going to talk about exactly that and why it is so important to us, especially now that some of us are still staying at home to be safe. We’re also going to talk about how easy it is to become a part of one, even from your living room couch. Come see what it means to have community tonight.

Have you ever been forced to do something that you didn’t want to do? Have you ever tried to force someone to do something for you? Well, tonight we are going to talk about a hard truth in ministry and why we cannot force people to love Jesus. And how are we going to do that? We’re going to talk about seeds. Come see what I mean.

“A word to the wise” is a saying we hear to warn us of dangers or struggles ahead, but what is wisdom? Why do we need wisdom in our life, and what happens when wisdom is absent? Tonight, we talk about what Wisdom is and why it is important to have to live life like Jesus.

Everyone makes plans, but sometimes they don't quite go the way we want them to. Join us tonight as Joe talks about how a change in plans is exactly what God had in mind for us and how that can be a good thing sometimes.

There are some stories that we have heard so many times that we feel like we know everything there is to know about them. In church one of those stories revolves around a guy named Jonah...you know, the guy who got swallowed by a really big fish. But in this week's devotional, we'll be reminded that there is way more to Jonah's story than just a whale.

At times , life can feel busy, chaotic, and even a little overwhelming. But God doesn't want our lives to feel that way. Instead, God wants us to find a rhythm for our lives that will help us be at peace and follow him.

We talk about a lot of different things in church, and that’s because our relationship with Jesus should touch and shape every aspect of our lives. But sometimes we all need a reminder on what’s at the core of our faith. In this week’s devotional, we’ll remind you that God loves you.

In John 15, Jesus tells us that he is the vine and we are the branches…but that’s not the end to this analogy. Jesus also tells us that God prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. As followers of Jesus, our lives are supposed to produce fruit - the fruit of the spirit. In this week’s devotional, we’ll talk about how God prunes our lives to help us produce more fruit.

Life is filled with change…and we’ve all learned just how true that is over the last year. Nearly every aspect of our lives have changed during this pandemic. But even though we are starting to come out of this pandemic, change will always be a part of our lives. So, in this week’s devotional, we’ll talk about how to navigate change and what to do when the change isn’t quite what you were expecting.

How much sleep do you get each night? How many hours do you work each week? How much vacation time do you take each year? We all know that rest is important…but how much rest do you really get in your life? In this week’s devotional, we’re talking about why rest is important and how you can get more of it.

When we think about how we practice our faith there are a few activities that quickly come to mind. We think about praying, reading the Bible, and going to church. But one of the most important things that we can do to grow in our relationship with God is to listen. In this week’s devotional, Joe’s going to be talking about why listening is so important to our relationship with God and with others.

In this week’s Midweek Devotional, we’re going to be taking a deep dive into Psalm 139. And, as we explore this psalm, we’ll be reminded that God knows us inside and out…and that God still loves each of us completely. But this psalm doesn’t stop there. It goes on to challenge us to love God completely as well.

On August 10, 1932, a Danish toy company created a product that would change the way that kids play forever. On that day, they created Lego…and since then, they have sold over 400 billion of those little toy bricks. And, believe it or not, these little bricks can teach us a lot about what it means to follow Jesus and how important every single person is to the work that God calls us to do.

Is it better to do the right thing for the wrong reasons or the wrong thing for the right reasons? Well, the truth is that the old cliche that “two wrongs don’t make a right” is absolutely true. So our goal, as followers of Jesus, should be to do the right thing for the right reason. So we need to examine everything we do and make sure we have the right motivations.

In this week’s Midweek Devotional, we’ll be exploring the book of Obadiah. Now, Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament…but this little book packs a punch. Obadiah calls the Edomites out for our pride, greed, and selfishness. And, if we’re really listening, it will call us out for our pride, greed, and selfishness too.

In this week’s Midweek Devotional, we’ll be exploring what happens in the final chapter of the book of Jeremiah. In this chapter, we’ll learn about forgiveness through the relationship between two kings of different nations - Jehoiachin (the King of Judah) and Awilmerodach (the King of Babylon).

From Abraham, to Moses, to David, all the way down to Peter, Paul, and Mary; the Bible is filled with stories involving some pretty well-known people. But there are also plenty of stories in the Bible that involve people you have probably never heard of before…like Nebuzaradan. Who was Nebuzaradan? And what can we learn from his story? That’s what we’ll be talking about in tonight’s Midweek Devotional.

Sometimes in church, we become so familiar with a passage of scripture that it starts to lose its meaning. That can definitely be the case for the passage we’ll be exploring in this week’s Midweek Devotional. Tonight, we’ll be talking about Jesus’ command to “love your enemies” that we find in Matthew 5. If you’ve spent much time around church, you’ve heard this command. But even though we’ve heard this plenty of times, how many of us actually put it into practice?

In church, we sometimes have a bad habitat of taking verses of the Bible out of context. And when we do that, we can change the actual intent of those verses. That's the case for the verse we'll be looking at in this week's devotional. So tonight, we'll see why Jeremiah 29:10 isn't a passage that promises us prosperity but rather it's a promise from God that difficult times will not last forever.

There are times in life when we all feel like we have too much on our plate, like all of life’s stress and pressure is becoming too much for us. In tonight’s devotional, we’ll remind you that no matter what you’re facing, you never face it alone. God is always with you.

Our Small Groups continue to read through the Bible together. We’ve recently been working our way through the book of Jeremiah. So tonight, we’ll be talking about the potter that we meet in Jeremiah 18 and what it means for us to be formed by God.

Last Wednesday was Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the season we call Lent. In tonight's devotional, we're going to be talking a little bit more about what Lent is and we'll also be talking about one of Lent's most common practices: fasting. And fasting isn't just about skipping a few meals. Fasting is a spiritual discipline that we use to remind us that we need God more than anything else in our lives.

In our Small Groups, we are reading through the Bible together. We recently began reading the book of Jeremiah. And in tonight’s Midweek Devotional, Joe is going to talk about a reminder that Jeremiah gives us all about what happens when we just follow God.

Over the last few weeks, we have been talking about Small Groups during our Midweek Devotionals. So we've talked about the history of Small Groups, and why they matter to the church. But tonight, we're going to talk about why you should be a part of a Small Group.

We're continuing to talk about Small Groups in this week's Midweek Devotional. And tonight we'll learn from a Fellowship of unlikely friends and a ragtag group of Followers why Small Groups are so important to the life of the church. And, if you're wondering why those two words are capitalized, it will all make sense after the devotional.

This month our Midweek Devotionals are focused on Small Groups. Last week, we talked about the history of Small Groups. This week we're talking about why Small Groups remain essential to our churches today.

We're back with our first Midweek Devotional of 2021. In this week's devotional, we want to talk about something that can help you grow in your faith and be a better follower of Jesus throughout the new year...and that's our Small Groups. So over the next few weeks, we'll be talking about what Small Groups are, how they can make a difference in your life, and how you can get plugged into a Small Group at Melbourne Heights.