Psalms 73:1-3 ESV “Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” We who are followers of Jesus Christ still live in … Continue reading Don’t Be Envious of the Wicked
Having the Appearance of Godliness
2 Timothy 3:1-9 ESV “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather … Continue reading Having the Appearance of Godliness
Fan into Flame the Gift of God
2 Timothy 1:1-7 ESV “I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith … Continue reading Fan into Flame the Gift of God
What the Scriptures Teach about Sin Addiction
1 John 3:4-10 ESV “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or … Continue reading What the Scriptures Teach about Sin Addiction
Love Others even When Hated in Return
1 John 3:11-12 ESV “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.” Adam … Continue reading Love Others even When Hated in Return
God’s Grace Has Conditions
1 John 1:5-10 ESV “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in … Continue reading God’s Grace Has Conditions
Loving Others Sacrificially and Unselfishly
1 John 4:7-12 ESV “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only … Continue reading Loving Others Sacrificially and Unselfishly
The Fallout of the Institutional Church
There is a post going around on Facebook, which has been shared by multiple people, so I can’t say with any certainty who the originator of the post is, but it is publicly shareable, so I am going to share it here: WHEN THE CHURCH BECOMES A BUSINESS 1) Pastors function like CEOs 2) Members … Continue reading The Fallout of the Institutional Church
With All Your Heart, Soul, and Mind
Matthew 22:34-40 ESV “But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. ‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?’ And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart … Continue reading With All Your Heart, Soul, and Mind
Go Therefore and be Making Disciples
Matthew 28:18-20 ESV “Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of … Continue reading Go Therefore and be Making Disciples
Run With It 