It is the Truth of who Jesus is (John 1:1; John 14:6; etc.) that begins the process of Transforming our lives (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 12:1 & 2) into His image. To that transforming truth, we are to Testify in response to the ascension mandate to be disciple-makers (Matthew 28:18).  Recently, Bayside founding pastor, Ray Johnston, shared the following process of transformation in his Thriving Leadership Blog. This process [...]

We have been walking through the New Testament on Tuesday mornings with our Men of INTENTION ministry; currently we are in 1 Timothy.  Between 64 and 67 A.D. Paul penned his three Pastoral Epistles; two to Timothy and one to Titus. When Paul wrote these letters he was no longer writing to his fellow missionaries, but to pastors. [...]

Last week we were chatting about the cultural battles that are being waged in our country and around the world. Like it or not, you and I are called to be Cultural Warriors. As I continue to reflect upon this metaphor, I conclude that our culture wars are going to get progressively worse. Consider, for [...]

Civility is vital to a healthy society and an attribute that should especially be evident among Christians. Unfortunately, there is a growing tide of secularists who consider "religion" not just outdated and irrelevant but dangerous to society. During endless hearings on the so-called Respect for Marriage Act HR 8404, for example, some senators compared those opposing the [...]

Men of INTENTION are committed to going the distance with God. It is a life - long journey of  WALKING with Him. Have you noticed that we often talk about our relationship with Jesus as "a walk". From the Old Testament's early pages, where "They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden..." (Genesis 3:8).  Or in (Genesis 5:24)  we read: "Enoch walked with [...]

Over the last two weeks we have been learning some lessons from the Lord about listening to His voice from the Word. We have been looking at a passage from Exodus 3:1 - 14: Moses hearing from the Lord (in a very interesting way) specific to God's plan to free the Children of Israel from their 400 year bondage [...]

INTENTIONAL men of God read His Word seeking to know what He has revealed, and how He would have us apply that revelation to the circumstances of our lives. For many, the difficult part of this process is learning to listen to God speak through the Word. There is an account in Exodus from the [...]

Good Morning Men of Intention, We read the Bible seeking to know what God is saying and how He would have us apply it. Scripture is rich and meaningful and certainly does apply to all areas of our lives, and in every circumstance. For many, the "tricky part" is learning how to listen to God [...]

Last week we were discussing the tools that God uses in our lives to Make us Holy, i.e. Look more like Him, Act more like Him, Be more like Him. The tools He avails us to this end are the Word, the Church, and the Circumstances in our lives that at times include Suffering. To the [...]

Good Morning Men of Intention, God has a big picture plan for His children...He desires to make us HOLY. Being holy simply means you possess and exhibit Godly character. Being holy means that our lives are above reproach in the midst of this crooked and perverse generation (1 Timothy 3:1 - 5; Titus 1:6 - 9). I admit that we all [...]