Throughout Scripture, Jesus taught the adults listening to him to be like children.
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“So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.”
- 1 Peter 1:14-15
Throughout Scripture, Jesus taught the adults listening to him to be like children.
“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!“
If your mind was a television, would God approve of every channel?
What does it mean to love God with all your heart and soul?
Jesus resisted the devil and the devil fled from him. We are promised the same result if we resist the devil too. And we have been given the tools to use against him.
“‘My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.’” (John 10:27)
How do you react when life doesn’t go the way you expect? How do you react when you get a stable instead of a room?
One of the best ways to learn about a person’s character is to look at how they react to adversity. Jesus’ earthly father, Joseph the carpenter, was no stranger to adversity. So to better understand Joseph’s character, we are going to look at his reactions to difficult situations.
The Magi saw the sign and pursued it, and after finding Jesus, everything changed.
Lights play an important role in the Christmas story, and we are going to look at three different examples.
A modern parable about our relationship with God.
Do we spend more of our time and energy seeking praise than we do giving praise?
We can be serving the high priest and sleeping in the tabernacle and still not truly know God but that will not stop Him from calling out to us. How will you answer?
Value is based on what someone will pay for something. So what’s your value? What are you worth?
“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2
One thing that warnings have in common: they aren’t subtle, and in Proverbs 7 we have a writer trying to be loud and persistent with his warning to his sons.
We’ve given ourselves the option of not shining too bright if it’s going to hurt or bother other people and this attitude can, and in some cases has, crept over into our spiritual life.
At times we can all struggle and we get the benefit of learning from Paul’s advice, just as Timothy did.