Caring About What Matters Most
Our desire to be useful to the Lord for the spiritual benefit of others must begin with a sincere devotion to the Lord and a commitment to his eternal priorities.
Devotion
When It Motivates Sacrifice
Love and devotion to Christ motivates serious Christians to sacrifice much in their pursuit of being maximally useful to the Lord.
Distinctions, Diversity & Devotion
God will strongly support and unify the church devoted to Christ, responsive to her leaders, and engaged in his work.
What’s Required?
Many have sought to discover the minimal Christianity required of them to “still be Christian”. “How much of the world can I love, or how much of my agenda can I pursue and still be okay with God?” they ask. Or, “Just how sinful, casual, or lukewarm are we allowed to be and still be saved?” Of course the Bible isn’t much help in answering these questions. The whole tenor of Scripture disallows…
When Your Wallet Calls the Shots
We must realize that both God and money demand our total allegiance, and, as always, trying to devote our ultimate love or service to anything but God is sinful idolatry and always a rip off.
Worldly Comforts & Godly Sacrifices
Jesus, with every right to establish the terms, makes clear that to be on his team we must give up the worldly norms of managing our own lives and putting our own interests and loves above his sovereign leadership.
Workers Who Keep First Things First
When we serve Christ in evangelism (or in anything) we must always see our service as personally offered to Christ and never allow it to become an end in itself.
Ardently Seeking a Deeper Relationship with God
Because we are not yet glorified, we Christians must work to achieve the joy and satisfaction of knowing God more intimately on a day-to-day basis.
The Balance of Biblical Love
Biblical love is not sentimentality. Real love is sold out to the good of others for God’s sake and it doesn’t avoid what’s hard it if it is truly what’s best.
Connecting With the Heart of a Holy God
We must stay intimately in sync with a holy God so that we never become comfortable with sin.
Making Prayer Your Daily Habit
The privilege of having God’s attention when we pray ought to drive us to a deeper commitment of time and fidelity to prayer.