THE SPRINGS

June 22 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is gra

Series: Discerning The Holy BUILT TO SHEPHERD...NOT A HIRELING PT II - John 10:10-14 Theme: High And Lifted Up BIG IDEA Jesus teaches us that discerning the holy requires learning the difference between people who are committed to a purpose and people who are committed only to convenience. The thief takes.The hireling leaves.The shepherd stays. Whether as parents, mentors, leaders, friends, spouses, community builders, or disciples, God calls us to live with the heart of a sh

Series: Discerning The Holy BUILT TO SHEPHERD...NOT AN HIRELING PT I - John 10:10-14 Theme: High And Lifted Up Big Idea Jesus contrasts the thief, the hireling, and the shepherd. The thief takes. The hireling leaves. The shepherd stays. Whether as fathers, mentors, leaders, spouses, community builders, or disciples, God has called us to live as shepherds—people who protect, nurture, guide, and help others flourish. A shepherd mindset produces life. A hireling mindset only pro

June 21 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and caret

June 20 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. Deuteronomy 15:10 How do you know when you are truly Discerning The Holy? Deuteronomy 15:10 suggests that one sign is the condition of your heart when you give, because God calls His people to generosity without resentment or reluctance. What is High and

June 19 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. Isaiah 32:20 What if Discerning The Holy is learning to recognize the power hidden in ordinary acts of faithfulness? Isaiah declares a blessing upon those who sow beside all waters, reminding us that God's favor often rests upon people who consistently plant seeds of hope, generosity, wisdom, and purpose wherever they go. What is High and Lifted Up is not merely reaching

June 18 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13 Have you ever felt too far away from the life, purpose, or peace you know God has for you? Ephesians 2:13 declares that those who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ, reminding us that Discerning The Holy means recognizing that God is always in the business of closing distances and restoring connection. What is High and Lifted Up is no

June 17 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world,

June 16 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what

June 15 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. Acts 2:38-39 The promise of God is bigger than the moment you are standing in right now. In Acts 2, Peter declares that the gift of the Holy Spirit is for those present, for