I believe this two-word prayer is something that needs to be shared all over our world right now. “Lord, help!” Sometimes that’s all you can pray, and the great news is, there are times that it’s all you need to pray. “Lord, help!” “Lord, help!” is a prayer my wife and I have prayed on many occasion…
Jesus is first in my life! That’s part of a declaration of truth I say over my life on a regular basis. Saying it doesn’t make it true, but if it’s true I want to declare it over my life. Here is the full statement: Jesus is first in my life! Everything comes from Him, exists by His power, and is in…
The grace of God is more than just God’s desire and ability to forgive our sins, it is His power to help us when we need it most! So often, we only view God’s grace as His forgiveness. And that’s a HUGE part of God’s grace. My goodness. Without that, we’re all done for, right? But the grace of God i…
On Sunday at Element Church we are starting a brand new sermon series called, “When God Disappears.” Disease. Violence. Death. Natural Disasters. Economic collapse. Broken relationships. Those are just a few of the things in life that cause us suffering and make it feel like God has disappeared.…
Financial freedom is a choice, not a condition. In all reality, financial freedom should not depend on how much money you make, it’s how you use the money you’re making. Sure, there might be situations where extreme poverty is forced upon you, I get that. But for the most part, and for the vas…
We are united in Christ, unstoppable with Christ, and unbreakable because of Christ. My wife, Sabrina and I, talk a lot about words or declarations of truth, but this is one that we say together, out loud, over our marriage, every day! We actually talk in detail about this in the latest epis…
Even if everything is entirely wrong, I still have a God who is entirely righteous. Even if I were left with nothing, I still have God, and He is everything. How much do we need to believe this? Everything is temporary! Everything…except GOD! This is one of the latest declarations of truth I’…
Lesley (pictured here) is our E:KIDZ Director on staff at Element Church . Recently, she shared this devo with our staff at our weekly all-staff prayer time. Over this past year, I have been working through many of the lies that I have believed about myself. The one lie that seems to be repeated ove…
How much do I trust God? That question is something God has really been challenging me on recently. I mean, when you look at the Scripture as a whole, it is one long test of faith and trust after another. Adam and Eve, don’t eat from this one tree. Do you trust me? Noah, build a boat the…
No, that is not a mold of my giant schnoz in the picture, and no, I’m not talking about your actual nose. On Sunday at Element Church , we talked about one of the characteristics of God in His name is “Slow to anger.” But in the original Hebrew, the literal translation is “long of nostrils.” The wor…
Jared Bayless is the Worship Pastor at Element Church . He recently shared this devo with our staff at our weekly staff prayer meeting: If you’re like me and struggled with what to say or how to comfort hurting people, here are some thoughts I’ve had. Proverbs 25:20 says , “Singing cheerful songs to…
“Not everything that happens to me is from God, but everything God does for me is good. He saves me. He stands with me. He satisfies me. He sustains me. Therefore, I will praise Him with all that I am.” This is the latest declaration of truth I’ve added to my list and it was born from the sermon…
