Offering God a Heart of Gratitude
Mindful of the huge difference our thanksgiving makes to God, others, and ourselves, we should be careful to regularly credit God for his gracious work of salvation on our behalf.
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Astonished at God's Amazing Grace
Christians should regularly examine and contemplate the amazing grace of God that provides our salvation so that we might rightly worship and sincerely thank him for it.
Diversion
It is easy to replace a devoted and obedient submission to Christ with some lesser arrangement in our minds – something that we hope will insulate us from what following Christ may cost.
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.
A Joyful December: Living Above the Clutter of Christmas
While our modern Christmas celebrations may increase problems and pressures, God’s Spirit can enable us to keep our hearts calm and focused on the incomparable value of knowing Christ.
When Your Focus is In Need of Adjustment
We must continually police our hearts to ensure that we are accurately worshiping the real Christ with a reverent urgency regarding our task to obey him and serve him in this world.
The Hallmark of the Spiritually Prepared
To be prepared for the arrival of Christ’s kingdom we must be sure that we have grappled with the gravity of our sin and are trusting exclusively in Christ for our forgiveness.
Urgency & True Importance
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.
The Name Above Every Name
Mike Fabarez takes us through Revelation 5 to see how heaven exalts Christ in worship. He is rightfully declared as supreme: the Name above all names.
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.
The Role of the Church in the Christian Life: Worship and Baptism
A Systematic Study of Ecclesiology
Count Your Blessings
Worship is not always an impulsive emotional reaction, it should also take place as a dutiful expression of thanksgiving as a result of an intentional, thoughtful decision.
The Profound Encouragement of God
God grants his profound encouragement and strength as we turn our attention to the truth regarding his greatness and our life-changing redemption detailed in his word.
Learning To Rest In The Sufficiency of God
We desperately need the contentment, peace and fortitude that come from sincerely and purposefully praising our great God for all he has done and will do for his people.
Rejuvenating Your Christian Life
We must always seek to purposefully worship God as our Maker and Provider with heartfelt joy and specificity.
Seeing Obedience as an Act of Worship
Obedient living is an act of genuine worship when it is motivated by a high view of God and a sober realization of his just response to sin.
First Quarter Review
Jesus Christ is the greatest, his work to redeem us from our sins it incredibly great, he certainly deserves a great response from us each day
Anchoring Our Thanksgiving On What Matters Most
Real “Thanksgiving” takes when you specifically define & direct your sincere words of gratitude to God; the most profound thanksgiving will be focused on the eternal truths that are unaffected by our changing circumstances!
What to Give a King
While it is hard to imagine serving an invisible God or a Jesus we’ve never seen, God receives our faith, our obedience and our anticipation of Christ’s soon return as our reasonable and appropriate service to his Son.
The Son of God
We should know and appreciate what we mean when we say that Jesus is the “Son of God” and our lives should reflect the profundity of that statement.
Angels 101
We should know more about God’s impressive angels because, not only is Christ better, but God’s sacrificial love for us outweighs anything the angels will ever experience.
Unexpected Victories
God sovereignly grants us unexpected victories which we should be careful to recognize, celebrate and perpetuate for his glory.
In Excelsis What?
It would not be right if the busyness of Christmastime steals from us this great opportunity to wholeheartedly and joyfully praise God for what he has done for us!
The Problem of Me-ism in the Church
God has called us to focus on Christ when we meet to worship, which always includes selflessly serving his children.
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.
What to Do if He is Really God
Christians must regularly ponder & appropriately respond to the truth that God has taken on a human form & lived a life here on earth.
Three Reasons to Be Really Thankful
Regardless of your present circumstances you always have plenty of reasons to give God a heartfelt thank-you.