Pastor Awesome Don't Care

 

David sought God only after three years of famine (2 Sam 21). His delay exposes how easily we ignore suffering. What pain have you chosen not to see, and who are you avoiding to escape the weight of compassion?

Pastor Awesome knows gifts

 God gives each of us distinct gifts (1 Cor 12), yet we often chase the ones that promise status or profit. So be honest: what gifts do you envy—and how are you using the ones you do have for yourself instead of for God?

Why is the King Silent?

Like David ignoring Tamar’s rape (2 Sam 13), the Church can condemn what isn’t sin while ignoring real abuse—inside its walls and throughout the world. Have we become part of that silence? Are we ready to confess, repent, and act?

Angering the Pastor

 

It's easy to forget that the religious leaders that Jesus spoke so harshly to and about were actually highly respected and loved (Matt 15). Would we be shocked if Jesus spoke about our Chrisitan influencers the same way He spoke of the Scribes and Pharisees? 

Conquerors?

When his rival King Saul dies, David doesn’t celebrate—he mourns him. Saul had repeatedly tried to kill David, yet David refused to answer violence with violence (2Sam1). Jesus later lived that same refusal to retaliate.

Perhaps there’s wisdom here for all of us: retaliation rarely hurts only the people we’re angry with. Innocent people are inevitably caught in the crossfire.

In our relationships, our communities, and even our politics, what would change if we cared more about breaking the cycle than getting even?

BigGuy finds you, even if you don't want to be found

We like to imagine ourselves as the shepherd, not the lost sheep (Matt 18). Yet every one of us wanders—chasing comfort, wealth, or control instead of Christ. Where have you strayed from following Jesus?

Being Like David

 The Old Testament hero, David, illustrates that not every act in the Bible is something that Christians should emulate. David seems very comfortable with violence, like having Uriah killed and slaughtering non-combatants in order to keep his duplicity a secret (1 Sam 27). What sins do you justify in order to make your life easier?

Pushy Jesus!

Jesus pushed past “eye for an eye” and called His followers to love their enemies by refusing revenge. Violence may be the world’s cycle (Matt 5:37-42)—but it doesn’t have to be ours. How can you choose the harder love that breaks the pattern?

 The apostle Paul invites us to step back from our selfish and hypocritical ways and enjoy each other with love and respect (Romans 12). Who do you find hard to love? How do you step back from yourself and love them as Christ loved you?

Pastor Awesome's Super Spirit Soaker

 Jesus promises that those who believe in Him will carry His Spirit like streams of living water (John 7:37-40). When people meet us, do they taste that refreshment or something far less life‑giving. Some days we overflow; other days it feels like the tide has slipped away. Yet the comfort remains—His Spirit never leaves, even when our hearts feel dry.

Why Did You Leave the Boat?

 Peter steps into danger alone and sinks (Matt 14); faith grows stronger when shared. Community steadies you, lifts you, and helps you walk where you couldn’t alone. Faith deepens not by isolation but by Christians holding one another up in the storm.

Are You Resisting Your Newness?

Jacob wrestled with God until he became a new man (Gen 32). While the wrestling in Genesis was physical, we might resist God in our spirit or will. How are you resisting God's call to be someone new?

Who's Your Servant?

In Matthew 20, a bid for status meets Jesus’s simple truth: real authority flows from God and is proven through service. The question still stands—are you trying to own people or serve them.

The Weed-Puller

he parable of the tares in Matthew 13 isn’t really asking, “Am I a weed?” It’s asking, “Who am I treating like one?” Jesus acknowledges evil, but He doesn’t tell us to start pulling people up. He tells us to trust God with the sorting and focus on growing faithfully ourselves.

Duck! The Sower is Coming!

While the parable of the Sower (Matt 13) describes the reasons people fail to fully embrace faith in Christ, it also leaves us wondering why God would distribute His Word and His Love so indiscriminately. Do you hold back charity, love, or even consideration for specific groups?
 

Worship and the country

When Jesus said to give our political state what it deserves (Luke 20:19-26), He made one thing unmistakably clear: it doesn’t deserve worship. Love of country becomes idolatry the moment we refuse to tell the truth about it—when we stop holding it accountable, stop demanding justice, stop expecting better. A nation we’re unwilling to correct is a nation we’ve quietly enthroned. And once we start bowing, we’re no longer loving our country… we’re worshiping it.

Happy? 250th Uncle Sam

God’s people are often branded unpatriotic when they confront the sins of their nation, just as Amos was (Amos 7). Where have you risked your reputation or comfort to speak God’s truth, even when others accused you of betraying your homeland?

Pastor Awesome sees you pain

 Jesus saw hunger as pain and moved toward it (Mark 15). His disciples saw hunger as someone else’s problem. The difference is compassion. When you see pain, do you move toward it with relief or step back and hope someone else will?

Dismissing praying people

 Eli judged Hannah before he listened (1 Samuel 1). Who are you dismissing today — especially among the women and marginalized people God may be speaking through — and what would change if you stopped assuming and started listening?

Prove Your Love

 Jesus rejected man‑made traditions used to measure devotion (Matthew 15). Our extra rules can become pride traps. Do you show love for God through performance—or through caring for the people Jesus cared for?