Seeing Our Need
We must never try to measure our worthiness before God by comparing our morality with others, instead we must honestly admit our utter sinfulness and embrace his amazing gift of unearned acceptance.
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Loving God’s Challenging Work
We must be continually mindful of the unique and exceeding authority of the Triune God we were created and redeemed to humbly serve.
Worldly Ambition & Godly Virtue
Obtaining the grace of Christ and receiving the honor of service and reward in his kingdom all hinge on a humble awareness that we do not in any way deserve his favor, acceptance, or honor.
Grandiosity
We must see the fundamental necessity of Christian humility, never promoting Christianity as a means in any way for self-promotion or self-aggrandizement.
When You're the Farmer of the Year
We should be grateful for the foretaste of God’s power that is manifest through us in our evangelism that changes lives and toward us in our own salvation and personal transformation.
When You’re Feeling Competitive
God would not have us spend time or energy trying to rank ourselves or our church with others, knowing we are all recipients of grace and that Christ will equitably commend each of us one day.
Our Struggle to Say "Any Time"
We must be flexible with God’s sovereign timing in our lives because he knows when everything is ready for us to make the impact he desires.
When the Checkbook is Empty
God has called us to love, trust, and pursue him not earthly wealth; in doing so we will find what real life is intended to be whether we have a little or a lot.
Dealing with Objections
We need to be prepared to wisely respond to the variety of objections we are sure to face when we step out to represent Christ in our daily lives.
The Role of the Holy Spirit
Effectively presenting Christ to the non-Christians in our lives depends upon the involvement and work of the Holy Spirit.
The Gospel's Assault on the Egocentric
God’s plan of salvation leaves no room for pride, self-promotion, or independence – the person and work of Christ should lead to profound humility and reliance on him.
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.
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.
The Guarantee of Our Success
Though our task to reach, teach and train is not humanly possible, Christ promises to build his church through our imperfect efforts as we faithfully work toward that end.
Serving Without Pride
As God begins to utilize us as his sold-out servants we need to vigorously fight our prideful tendency and see ourselves and all Christians as products of grace.
Reading Scripture in Light of Redemption
There is no room for prideful feelings that we in some way achieved our salvation because God’s salvation is freely and sovereignly bestowed through faith not works.
Working on Your Public Relations
The teacher and the pupil must maintain a God-centered perspective when God has graciously granted us spiritual growth.
Maintaining Your Perspective
When we are being used to make a difference for Christ we must be mindful that it is all about him and not about us.
Three Key Perspectives That Will Keep Us Together
If we are to maintain the unity God calls us to we must understand our permanent bond, keeping earthly heroes in perspective as we together exalt Christ.
More Ministry Beyond Your Natural Abilities
God is so ready to use ordinary people to do extraordinary things when we’re ready to trust in him instead of ourselves.
Lessons on Grace-Part 2
Understanding grace should take the focus off of us and put it thankfully and confidently on God!
Power Plays
In the long run all “power plays” are futile! God gives it, maintains it, and takes it back when he wants to.
