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10/15/2026

Who Jesus Values Thursday, October 15, 2026 Luke 19:8-10
But Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am giving back four times as much.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Howard Carter was hired by the amateur Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon in 1907 to search for relics of the pharaohs that had not yet been discovered. After World War I ended, they began working in the Valley of the Kings. By 1922, Carnarvon had become discouraged by the lack of progress, but Carter persuaded him to fund one more year of exploration. Not long after, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamun with a vast trove of treasures left undisturbed for thousands of years. The relics from that tomb remain some of the most popular archaeological finds ever made. Millions of people around the world have visited museums and exhibitions to see them. Carnarvon was willing to spend the equivalent of tens of millions of dollars in today’s money because he valued the treasure so highly.

The world often tells us or makes us feel that we have no value. Yet while we may not matter to them, we do matter to God a great deal. “Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life.” (Isaiah 43:4). The simplest way to begin to grasp our value in God’s eyes is to look at Jesus. He came into to the world, not because we deserved to be saved, but because God wanted to find that which was lost and gone away. We do not ever need to fear that our lives have no meaning or value. Jesus left Heaven and came to find us because we matter so much to Him.

Today's Growth Principle
The cross reveals the depths of God's love for us and the value He places on us.

10/14/2026

Living in Meekness Wed., Oct. 14, 26 Numbers 12:1-3 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cush*te woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cush*te woman); and they said, “Is it a fact that the Lord has spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?” And the Lord heard this. (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any person who was on the face of the earth.)

Meekness is not a quality that the world values. The world tells us to be strong and insist on our rights. The world tells us to take advantage of power and position every chance we get. The world tells us to defend ourselves above anything else. God tells us to live very differently. When we as His children walk in the Spirit, our lives will be characterized by traits that make us like Jesus, including meekness. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23).

A. W. Tozer wrote, “The meek man is not a human mouse afflicted with a sense of his own inferiority. Rather he may be in his moral life as bold as a lion and as strong as Samson; but he has stopped being fooled about himself. He has accepted God's estimate of his own life. He knows he is as weak and helpless as God declared him to be, but paradoxically, he knows at the same time that he is in the sight of God of more importance than angels. In himself, nothing; in God, everything. That is his motto.”

The value of meekness in God’s eyes is not determined by what the world thinks. God is looking for people who are committed to living as He has called us to live. The blessings that follow are real because God never makes empty promises. What Jesus said is just as true now as when He first uttered the words on a hill beside the Sea of Galilee. “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5).

Today's Growth Principle
Refusing to insist on getting our own way is not a sign of weakness but an expression of Christlike meekness.

10/13/2026

Seeing What's Inside Tuesday, October 13, 2026

1 Chronicles 28:9-10 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act.”

In 2017 researchers at Stanford University published the results of a cutting edge BCI—brain computer interface—project for people who had lost the ability to move their hands. Scientists implanted tiny electronic arrays into the motor control cortex of the brain. Once the patients had been trained, they were able to “type” words onto a computer simply by thinking about moving their hands as they would on a keyboard. The implants translated the thoughts they had not previously been able to express into words on a screen. This enabled the patients to communicate in a whole new way. The process did not create the thoughts, but instead made a way to allow them to be seen and known by others.

Every thought that we entertain in our minds is open before the eyes of God. Nothing is ever hidden from His sight. David wrote, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24). While our actions are certainly important, they are not the source. Instead, what we do and avoid doing is a direct result of what we allow to control our thinking. Bob Jones, Sr. said, “Behind every tragedy of human character lies a long process of wicked thinking.” The idea that because others cannot see our thoughts they don’t matter is a lie Satan has been using successfully for thousands of years. We must carefully guard our hearts and minds, because that determines how we will live.

Today's Growth Principle
Our thinking determines our actions, attitudes, emotions, and relationships.

10/12/2026

God Has the Power Mon, October 12, 2026 Mark 2:8-11 Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were thinking that way within themselves, said to them, “Why are you thinking about these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your bed and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He *said to the paralyzed man, “I say to you, get up, pick up your bed, and go home.”

It would be natural to assume that when four men brought their paralyzed friend to Jesus to be healed, those who were watching would have been happy. Yet instead, the religious leaders gathered in the synagogue responded negatively. In their minds, the violation of the restriction of working on the sabbath negated the good intentions of those who brought their friend to Jesus. Then, when Jesus pronounced that his sins would be forgiven, they were outraged. They correctly understood that only God can forgive sins, but they refused to acknowledge that Jesus was the Divine Messiah for whom Israel had been waiting. To answer their objections even before they spoke them out loud, Jesus not only forgave the man but completely healed him in an instant.

He correctly pointed out that it was easy to declare someone’s sins had been forgiven because there would be no outward way to confirm whether that had happened or not. But there was no way to mistake a crippled man picking up his bed and walking away as anything other than a miracle.

God does not have to resort to tricks or concealment. Every day we see new evidences of His power on display all around us. Even nature testifies to God’s glory. “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge” (Psalm 19:1-2). Rather than doubting God’s power we should confidently trust that every one of His promises will be kept and fulfilled.

Today's Growth Principle
God's unlimited power and authority are the foundation for our faith in all of His promises.

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

That's right, Dan Ebert wants to see YOU at the Chapel service at 2pm in the Fan Zone at Eldora Speedway ! Bring a friend!

10/10/2026

Lift Your Fifty Pounds Sat., Oct. 10, 2026 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12... Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor; for if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up! Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.

In 1981, Herman Ostry purchased a farm near the small town of Bruno, Nebraska. During extremely heavy rains a few years later it flooded. Ostry found more than two feet of water covering the floor of his barn and knew something had to be done. He got a bid to have the barn moved, but the cost was prohibitive. Herman’s son Mike devised a different plan. He calculated the load structure and weight of the barn and devised a grid constructed of steel tubing. Word was put out among the community and on July 30, 1988, nearly 350 people showed up to help. Using the grip points welded on to the frame, they picked up the barn and carried it more than 100 feet up a hill and set it on a new foundation. Because there was so much help, each person was only lifting about fifty pounds of the overall weight.

The work God has given us to do is far more than any of us could accomplish alone. His purpose and vision truly has a global scope. “And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. ” (Mark 16:15). While each of us is responsible for doing our own part, the scale of the task requires us to work together.
Each of us have a unique set of talents, spiritual gifts, resources and experiences that allow us to contribute what no one else can. When we join hands together the work becomes possible. As we each lift our “fifty pounds,” we find that we can accomplish great things for God.

Today's Growth Principle
Great things can be accomplished when each individual takes up his or her part of the load.

10/09/2026

Dirt Racing Outreach service at Eldora Speedway with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, will be Saturday at 2pm in the Fan Zone Building outside turns 3&4. More details to come!!

10/09/2026

God Gives the Increase Friday, October 9, 2026
1 Corinthians 3:5-9..... What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Anyone who has ever planted a garden understands the steps that have to take place in order for there to actually be a harvest of good things to eat. Each of those steps is vital. If any of them are skipped the harvest will be hindered or nonexistent. Each seed contains the possibility of something delicious, but that remains only a possibility until it is planted. The ground can provide the nutrients a growing plant needs, but the weeds must be removed so they don’t choke out the plants. The rain is vital, but too much rain can be as destructive as too little rain. While some of these things are more under our control than others, all of them are dependent on God. Ultimately He is the One who produces the harvest.

The same is true in the spiritual realm. There are things that are vital for us to do. We must be students of the Word of God. We must sow the good seed of the gospel into the lives of others. We must remove the “weeds” from our lives that keep us from being productive for God. But ultimately the results of the harvest are His responsibility. That means that we have nothing of which to boast—He gives whatever increase there is from our work. That also means that we have nothing to fear. As long as we have been faithful to the task, planting or watering or weeding or whatever is required of us, God views our work as successful regardless of the earthly results.

Today's Growth Principle
God is far more interested in our faithfulness than in the outward results of the work we do for Him.

10/08/2026

The Foundation of Faith Thursday, October 8, 26 1 Corinthians 2:2-5.... For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. I also was with you in weakness and fear, and in great trembling, and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of mankind, but on the power of God.

About 1,900 years ago, the Roman emperor Hadrian ordered the Pantheon in Rome to be rebuilt. The massive concrete structure is one of the most ancient fully intact buildings in the city. Visitors from around the world come to the Pantheon to see the stunning artwork and the open dome above. The Roman Pantheon remains because of the skill used by those who initially constructed it. Its foundation is extremely stable, and the ancient Roman formula for concrete that allows it to seal cracks over time helps explain why it has lasted for so long.

Our faith in God is not built on a shaky foundation. Paul specifically warned against allowing our faith to “stand in the wisdom of men.” There is value in seeking godly counsel, and Scripture repeatedly encourages us to do so. But no human counselor has perfect wisdom, and there will be times when no one can tell us with certainty what lies ahead or exactly what we should do. Ultimately, our confidence must rest in God. We have His certain promises given in His Word and guaranteed by the life, death, and resurrection of His Son. “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11).

Because our faith rests in God rather than ourselves or the wisdom of others, we can move forward in obedience even when we cannot see every outcome. Our faith can be strong, not because we are strong, but because He is strong. We are not ultimately depending on our resources, intellect, skill, or understanding, but on the unchanging and unfailing faithfulness of God. He is the foundation from the beginning, and He will faithfully guide us as we trust and obey Him. Our faith stands firm in the power of Almighty God.

Today's Growth Principle
Seek godly wisdom, but let your faith rest ultimately in the wisdom and power of God.