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Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.  Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?  I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.                    - Isaiah 43:18-19  Whew!  It's been a journey!  While I am glad to be this far into it, I am saddened that not everything that the Lord has done was documented.  HOWEVER, I will share as He brings it to my remembrance.    I will be using this to post my studies that I share twice a month in church and also to share my personal studies as they arise and the Lord leads me to share them.   The grief and healing journey I have been on since my son passed from suicide is more of an in-person ministry right now as it is a raw and sensitive situation.  I am very protective over my son and his sisters and have an obligation to protect their privacy. I may ...
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Defined By Him


We just sang about Jesus being at the center of it all.

And that’s more than a lyric and it's more than a preference.

It’s more of an identity statement.
Wouldn't you agree?

Because when Jesus is at the center, everything else finds its place.

Our identity was never meant to be built on seasons, feelings, or circumstances.
It was meant to be anchored in HIM.

Everything else flows from who Jesus is.

Colossians 1:15–18
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities or powers: ALL things were created by HIM and FOR HIM.  
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”  

That word preeminence means first place.
Not just in position… but in authority too.

When Jesus has preeminence, He doesn’t just belong in our lives.
He defines them.

And when He defines us, our identity becomes secure.
We’re no longer striving to become something.
We’re responding to who He already is.

So as we continue in worship, this isn’t about proving anything.
It’s not about getting it right.
It’s about remembering.

If Jesus is who He says He is,
then we don’t worship as orphans.
We don’t worship as outsiders.
We worship as people who belong right here, right now.


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