Why "As You Are" Can't Stay that Way
Christ is coming to set up his rule on earth and calling us now to prepare by turning from sin, receiving his forgiveness, and living our lives for his glory.
Luke
Learning from the Perfect Twelve-Year-Old
We must get used to the tension that results from keeping God & his agenda supreme in our lives while attending to this life’s legitimate obligations & responsibilities.
Simeon on the Polarizing Effects of Jesus Christ
We must uncompromisingly and wholeheartedly stand with the Christ of the Bible even when the consequences for doing so are negative, painful or controversial.
The Crux of Christmas
Christ came the first time to provide what was needed for us to have relational peace with God, he is coming a second time to establish a kingdom of peace for his people.
Christmas on a Budget
We must learn to revel in the eternal and transcendent blessings that are ours as God’s kids, even when we lack the comforts and conveniences this world has to offer.
God: The Tactical Recruiter
God has strategically enlisted every Christian to play a part in advancing Christ’s kingdom by promoting and proclaiming the redemptive work of the Messiah.
John: God's Leader in Training
We should recognize and celebrate God’s sovereign plans and the strategic preparation of his enlisted servants from their conception onward.
Elizabeth: God's Unexpected Hero
God often prepares us to be useful through various trials which we must preserve with hope and resolve to parlay all he brings our way for the promotion of Christ.
Mary: God's Humble Teenager
While we will regularly feel inadequate for the things God calls us to do, we must boldly trust God to accomplish his will in us and through us as we humbly obey him.
Zechariah: God's Doubting Senior
God typically chooses to enlist faithful and obedient Christians to powerfully advance the cause of Christ, usually in ways they could have never imagined.
Luke: God's Diligent Student
God wants to use your research and study of the claims of Christianity to boldly and lovingly persuade and convince others of its truthfulness.