Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians, love, tolerance, truth
God doesn’t want you to try to “be good.” “We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of …
TOPICS: grace, morality, righteousness, Romans 4, sanctification
When sharing Jesus gets you in trouble, what’s THAT about? “With regard to this sect [the Way of Jesus] we know that everywhere it is spoken against.” -Acts 28:22 When Paul comes to share the Good News in Rome, he’s told what he probably already knew: what is “good news” …
TOPICS: Acts 28, courage, evangelism, opposition, sharing
A prayer for you today… May you be given power today, power from the Creator who spoke the stars into being. Let Him speak into your life. May you be given strength today, strength from the God who holds the universe together. Let Him hold up your heart. May you …
TOPICS: Colossians 1, encouragement, prayer, strength
It’s hard to see ourselves for who we really are. “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God …
TOPICS: grace, humility, perspective, pride, Romans 12
When people think of you, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? “Paul came also to Derbe and Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy.” -Acts 16:1 In literature, the “principle of first mention” is that whatever is said of a character, place or action when it first appears …
TOPICS: Acts 16, christian life, discipleship, Timothy
Anger is a flame. Like a match dropped into gasoline, it catches fire suddenly, often without warning, but never without prior conditions that enabled the blaze. It is a reaction, never an initiation. It comes from a sense that something is wrong with the world that affects me in a …
TOPICS: action, anger, reaction, righteousness
What results do your words produce? “Immediately an angel of the Lord struck [Herod] down, because he did not give God the glory… But the word of God increased and multiplied.” -Acts 12:23-24 Herod gives a great oration, a powerful speech that causes all those who hear it to respond …
TOPICS: Acts 12, glory, Herod, speaking, speech, word
Do we REALLY need more training to reach people for Christ? “So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.” -Acts 16:5 In church growth discussions, one of the first things that comes up is, “people just need more training in how to reach out.” …
TOPICS: Acts 16, church, growth, multiplication
What are you, really? When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple! -Psalm 65:3-4 Because of the atoning work …
TOPICS: perspective, Psalm 65, self-worth, temple
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