Posts with the tag “pastor-aaron”

Redemption isn’t just a church word. It’s a breathtaking truth sealed by the blood of Jesus. This devotional explores what it means to be fully purchased, deeply valued, and permanently transferred into God’s kingdom through Christ’s sacrifice.   Read More

This Thanksgiving devotional explores how gratitude ignites worship and ushers in God’s peace. Drawing from Colossians 3 and Philippians 4, it shows how expressing thanks shifts our perspective and opens our hearts to God’s presence.  Read More

This devotional takes a fresh look at the often-overlooked practice of confession and why it matters for a healthy, growing life with God. It invites readers to consider how honesty before God opens the door to freedom, real relationship, and a deeper experience of His grace. If you’ve ever wondered why confession still matters, or what it could make possible in your walk with Christ, this reflection will encourage you to lean in and explore more.  Read More

This devotional looks at the story of the ten lepers in Luke 17 and reminds us that gratitude isn’t automatic; it’s a choice. While all ten were healed, only one was made whole because he paused, turned back, and thanked Jesus. As we enter Thanksgiving week, this message invites us to slow down, recognize God’s goodness, and choose gratitude in every circumstance.  Read More

This devotional explores the battle between flesh and Spirit in Galatians 5. It encourages readers that this tension is evidence of the Spirit’s work and highlights how the Spirit transforms desires and produces spiritual fruit.  Read More

This devotional highlights the Spirit’s desire not only to convict or challenge, but to fill believers with strength, love, and divine power. Based on Ephesians 3, it calls readers into a deeper experience of the Spirit’s fullness.  Read More

This devotional explores Paul’s longing to know Jesus fully–not only in the power of His resurrection, but also in the fellowship of His suffering. Through personal reflection and honest vulnerability, it reveals how hardship exposes our motivations, deepens intimacy with Christ, and reshapes our understanding of what it means to truly know Him. It invites readers to embrace all of Jesus, not just the parts that feel easy or triumphant.  Read More

This devotional reflects on the powerful lyric “Jesus, lover of my soul” and explores why it resonates so deeply. Readers are invited to remember where their relationship with Jesus first became real, while unpacking the truth that Jesus loves every part of us, especially the parts we struggle with. With honesty and warmth, it highlights His persistent, patient love and the beauty of a Savior who pursues us even at our weakest.  Read More

In this devotional, we’re reminded that God’s rest isn’t found at the end of our work. It’s meant to be the place we work from. Through personal reflection and Scripture, we see that anxiety often signals misplaced trust and that true peace begins when we stop striving and start surrendering.  Read More

In this devotional, Pastor Aaron explores how God designed marriage to be a continual source of life and renewal, like fountains that stir, cisterns that store, wells that sustain, and streams that flow from Him as the source. When love feels stagnant or seasons grow dry, God invites us to dig deeper and let His living water restore what feels empty.  Read More

In this devotional, we’re reminded that true worship is more than a song; it’s a revelation. As we magnify God, Christ is revealed, and the Spirit of Christ sings among His people.  Read More

This devotional explores Hebrews 2:11 and the beautiful truth that Jesus not only sanctifies us but also calls us His brothers and sisters. It reminds us that sanctification is both finished and ongoing and that Christ is never ashamed of those who belong to Him. No matter where we are in the process, His love remains steady and sure.  Read More

In The Drift, this devotional explores the quiet ways our hearts wander from truth–through busyness, distraction, and complacency–and how to find our way back to the steady anchor of Christ. Drawing from Hebrews 2:1, it reminds us that spiritual stability comes from staying attentive to His voice and intentional in our walk with Him.  Read More

In Give Me Jesus, we’re reminded that the pursuit of the Christian life isn’t success, relevance, or even impact. It’s knowing Jesus Himself. Drawing from Hebrews 1 and Philippians 3, this devotional invites us to trade busyness for intimacy and rediscover the beauty of simply walking with Him.  Read More

In this devotional Pastor Aaron Kennedy explores what it means to live authentically in a world that craves the real thing. Drawing from Titus 2, it challenges us to align our hearts, minds, and actions under the authority of Christ and to let the Word of God shape every word we speak.  Read More

True faith begins when we stop relying on ourselves and start trusting in God’s faithfulness. This devotional explores Abraham’s example of unwavering belief and reminds us that trust is strengthened through God’s Word and daily surrender.  Read More

Pastor Aaron | Grace is free, but it’s anything but cheap. This devotional reminds us that while God’s grace costs us nothing, it cost Jesus everything. Discover what it means to respond to grace with gratitude, surrender, and a life that reflects the One who paid the price.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron | Before Jesus ever performed a miracle or preached a sermon, the Father declared His love and approval. In the same way, our identity must flow from being loved by God, not from what we do for Him.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | “Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.” — Benjamin Franklin True contentment isn’t laziness or lack of ambition—it’s peace rooted in trust that God is good and provides exactly what we need.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | “Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, ‘That’s how many descendants you will have’ And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise.   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.” – Proverbs‬ ‭9‬:‭7‬-‭9‬ ‭NKJV  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” – ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭4‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | The book of Revelation closes with a breathtaking promise: God dwelling with His people, His throne at the center, and His life-giving presence healing all pain. One day, God will step fully into our broken world and make all wrongs right, all pain vanish, and all things whole.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | “The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.” – ‭‭Psalm 27:1–3 (NLT)‬‬ The truth is, man can do a lot to us.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | Preach the gospel, die, and be forgotten" - Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf A close friend recently reminded me of these powerful words, spoken by Count Zinzendorf to Moravian missionaries. His encouragement was simple yet profound: live solely for God’s glory, not for the fleeting glory of people.   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” – ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy | “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?”– ‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.”– ‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: “When I think back on all the big mistakes I made as a pastor in my thirties, probably the greatest one was wanting to be a rising star.” —M. Craig Barnes As I read those words one day during my communion time with Jesus, they struck deep within my soul.   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: “Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him” —Psalm 34:8 (NLT) These words have rung so true in my heart over the last few weeks. So simple, yet within this one verse are some of the keys to peace and rest.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: Before winning the 2025 British Open and dominating in every aspect of the golfing world, Scottie Scheffler said in a press conference leading up to the tournament: "This is not a fulfilling life. It's fulfilling from the sense of accomplishment, but it's not fulfilling from the sense of the deepest places of your heart."   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: Have you ever had something happen in your life that left you wondering, What did I do wrong to deserve this? If you haven’t yet, I can assure you that eventually you will. Life can be cruel like that. Disappointments, sickness, loss, and tragedy are a part of life.   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: Every year L and I slip away for a few weeks and take an extended rest, laying aside ministry and detaching from the weight of pastoring. This has long been a practice that our elders encouraged and required of my mom and dad before us, and one that we’ve continued over the past 10 years.   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: Today is the last part of our little three part series on a verse that my father spoke to my life since I was young. “The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.”‭‭ – 1 Timothy‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: In this three-part series, we have been looking at one of my favorite verses, one that’s been spoken into my life since I was young. My dad used to remind me of it often, and as I’ve grown older, it’s stuck with me.   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: “The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.” – 1 Timothy‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬ In his first letter to his spiritual son Timothy, Paul includes this one verse that echoes throughout the rest of the book. It’s so simple, yet so profound.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: In a world obsessed with platform and popularity, what we need more of is spiritual legacy. We need to find a Paul from whom we can learn, and a Timothy to whom we can pass it on.   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: “Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.” Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark.   Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: Joy is the field that happiness was meant to grow from; but when we try to make happiness the field, we will always be left to reap sorrow. “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: Sacred Delay is the time between hearing God speak something and seeing it come to pass. It is waiting with purpose instead of doubt. It is believing God is working even when we can’t see it. It is patience in action.  Read More

By Pastor Aaron Kennedy: Quality over quantity. I think it is ingrained in our culture that we think that quantity is the goal, but what I’ve come to realize is that this mindset isn’t just untrue; it can also be destructive.   Read More