Matthew 20:25-28 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 28 even as…
Author: Starla
Name: Starla Smith.
Top titles: Wife, Mom, and Lala
What I do: Executive Pastor at Springs of Life Church
What I Enjoy: I love coffee, sunshine, cinnamon candy, llama's, photo quotes, books, and all things media. I love to write and share what God is giving.
What I am Passionate about: I want to see people find Jesus and freedom in their soul through the renewing of the mind which is the gatekeeper of the heart.
Personal Mission Statement: Fearless in Living, Faithful in All, Forward Regardless
My Favorite Quote: Don’t worry about tomorrow, God is already there.
Growing Up By Growing In Love
We finished up our series on Ready? Then for the last couple of weeks, we have had some guest speakers come through our church. This Sunday instead of jumping right into our new series called Servant, Pastor Lynn wanted to do this stand-alone message called Growing up by growing in love as a bridge message…
Heart Dams
Shared as a prayer focus at youth group 5/20/2018 I use to not like when people would talk about sin. I thought it was negative. I would rather them focus on love. I just thought, “tell me how much God loves me and how we should love one another.” The problem is that if we only…
Sunday2Monday: Leaving an Eternal Legacy
This past weekend was full of life, joy, death, and hope. Saturday started off as any other Saturday with a major event at Springs of Life church. Our women’s divisional luncheon called Legacy of Faith was finally here. The room was abuzz with excitement. The setting was beautifully laced with royal blues and golds. Debbie…
Serve The City: Barriers to Bridges
I attended a Serve The City luncheon where my good friend, Ken Roberts, was speaking to leaders of our city and the church community. He has spoken at Serve The City on 3 separate occasions over the years. Ken was a Senior Pastor for 25 years in Cleveland, Ohio. In Cleveland, they have a similar community…
Sunday2Monday: Ready? Pt. 5 – The Most Neglected Assignment
Hello Friends, welcome to Sunday2Monday. The place where we say it again! As my pastor says: Repetition brings revelation! In the final message of this series, Pastor Lynn brought it home to one very practical step of how we can move into alignment with God and truly be ready! First, he reminded us of some…
