God created you to have an eternal relationship with Him. You are significant because the Creator of the Universe custom designed you in His image. Job explains, You guided my conception and formed me in the womb. You clothed me with skin and flesh, and you knit my bones and sinews together. You gave me …
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32521 Renewing Your Mind
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” —Romans 12:2, NLT Jeremiah 29:11 tells us, “I know the plans I have for you,” declares …
32713 Proclaiming the Gospel
The gospel means good news. The rightful, righteous, benevolent King of all creation has returned to restore peace out of chaos, to bring life out of death, to shine light to dispel all darkness, to execute justice, and to cause his creation to prosper once again. And you have an honored and unique role to …
32443 Empowered by the Holy Spirit
“And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,” – Ephesians 5:18 You come under the influence of alcohol when you get drunk. You come under the full influence of the Holy Spirit when you are filled with Him. The Spirit-filled life is a lifestyle under the loving …
32430 The Exchanged Mindset
Living a worldly lifestyle is natural and instinctive to us. We don’t have to choose it. It’s automatic. But it’s impossible to live supernaturally through human means. Supernatural living is based on our relationship with God and requires the right mindset. Our frame of mind toward God, the future, and others has a profound effect …
32813 Resisting Isolation
Westerners are conditioned to love the rugged hero. Whether superhero, Jedi knight, cowboy, soldier, or politician our heroes are individuals who have had courage to single-handedly defeat their foes. There’s nothing wrong with that kind of courage, but we import that mentality into our Christian life. We easily assume that if we are “real Christians,” then …
32632 Encourage, Instruct, and Spur On One Another
A congregation does not thrive on a foundation of superstars. The passages below call everyone into the foundational work of building each other up. It is not solely the leaders’ work. In the Church everyone encourages, teaches, and motivates everyone else, and should do so with the warmth and equality of teammates. No one in our congregations …
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32621 Finding a Church
How to Avoid Church-Shopping but Still Decide on a Church “What’s the most I can get for my money?” Whether it’s a return on an investment or looking for the best deal on a product, this question is central to a consumer mindset. Not a bad question to avoid wasting resources, but it’s a terrible question to …
32586 It’s Your Choice
“For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects—bearing fruit in every good …
32283 God is Holy
The Supreme Standard of Moral Righteousness God is Righteous “You are just, O LORD, and your judgments are fair.” —Psalm 119:137 “The LORD is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.” —Psalm 145:17 “Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All …