How are the decisions we make impacting those around us? Jesus said that we should seek to love others as we would love ourselves (Mt.22:39). Nothing could be more central to that command than for us to spend more time considering how our plans, actions, and words will either…
It doesn’t take long to discover that the Christian life is certainly not a continuous experience of fun and laughter. And yet, we ought to be careful to acknowledge a serious problem when our Christian life deteriorates into a chronic series of joyless days and melancholy weeks. While we’re obviously not exempt from severe loss …
Solomon’s refrain that everything the world has to offer is “utterly meaningless” (Eccl.1:2) becomes easier to affirm the older one gets. It seems that with increasing age comes the increasing realization that the world is truly a rip-off…
We need to remember the greatness of the God to whom we pray. We often pray small prayers for small things because we’ve forgotten…
We need to remember the greatness of the God to whom we pray. We often pray small prayers for small things because we’ve forgotten…
To maintain a proper view of God we have to work to regularly affirm God’s sovereign and authoritative role as the King and Shepherd of our lives. We cannot think accurately of God without consciously adjusting our view of ourselves. If God is the exalted Director and Guide, then we must purpose…
We must work to be aware, reflective, and profoundly grateful for God’s grace in forgiving us, kindly upholding us, and providing us with a secured eternal hope.
Do you long to see Christ face to face (1Cor.13:12)? Do you truly feel your citizenship is in another world (Phil.3:20)? Have you laid up sufficient treasure in heaven so that your hope is really set on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ (Mt.6:20; 1Pt.1:13b)? If so…
Essential to developing, cultivating, and maintaining a vibrant love for God is the practice of continually recalling and affirming the profound expressions of love God has demonstrated toward us.
We must remember and wholeheartedly affirm God’s good management of all things in history, in life, and the future, confident that all things work together for good.
We must be continually mindful of the unique and exceeding authority of the Triune God we were created and redeemed to humbly serve.
Even as regenerate children of God we should not be surprised at the pain and suffering in our lives because we live in a fallen world, which thankfully will one day be made perfect by the exercise of Christ’s power.
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.
When times get tough Christians need to rely on the unchangeable realities that are guaranteed to us because of the grace provided to us in Christ.
We need to see all of our seemingly urgent concerns in light of the incomparable gift of God?s gracious forgiveness secured for us by the life and death of Christ.
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 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.
God forbids his people to be lazy and lethargic, instead he commands and enables us to always serve the body of Christ with zeal, passion and perseverance.
Life can be tough sometimes, but we trust in a God who is not ignorant of our suffering. Pastor Mike explores one response when life gets tough.
We should not be surprised by all the suffering in the world, instead we should revel in God’s solution to the pain caused by sin and keep looking to our future home.
Christians can maintain a positive perspective amid painful circumstances because God deeply loves them and is working to make them more like Christ.
Our fight with sin is fueled when we adopt heaven?s perspective on the gravity of sin and the incredible cost of celebrated reconciliation.
God would have us face the new year looking forward with a renewed and bold determination to know him better and fulfill his specific purpose for our lives.
God thinks the things we usually fight over are not worth the trouble? It’s time we adopt his perspective!
We must count the high cost of helping people pursue Christ and be willing to pay it – for god’s sake and their good.
The teacher and the pupil must maintain a God-centered perspective when God has graciously granted us spiritual growth.
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.
We must work to maintain a biblical mindset that sees the big picture when we encounter painful times.
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.
