Walking Humbly before God

Micah 6.8 commands people to walk humbly before the Lord. Inspired by the message I heard Sunday from our Pastor who spoke on this verse and made these same points…

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Priority

Luke 5.10 promises from now on you will be catching people. The purpose of our lives, the mission of the Church, is to partner with God for reconciling the world…

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Obedience

Romans 16.26 makes the goal bringing about the obedience of faith. The hurdle today’s church must overcome is the notion that faith is a belief in God that demands little…

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Service

Luke 1.38 records I am the servant of the Lord; let this happen to me. Mary was able to receive God’s work for her life because she defined herself as…

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Fathering

Mark 15.21 observes he was the father of Alexander and Rufus. Simon of Cyrene, referenced as a passer-by in the Scriptures, probably a businessman on a mission but possibly a…

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Leadership has no pride

Mark 9.34 observes they were silent for they had argued about who was the greatest. When alone, the disciples postured for position allowing their pride to run rampant in order…

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Spirit Living

Romans 8.4 assumes God’s people do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Those who walk according to the flesh cannot please God, or as the…

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Pleasing God

Romans 7.25 observes I myself serve the law of God with my mind but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. Inside the DNA of every person is…

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Friends with Sinners

Mark 2.16 observes He was eating with sinners and tax collectors. When God lived among us as a man in Jesus the Christ He befriended those whom the religious leaders…

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Fulfilling our Purpose

Matthew 28.19 commands us to go and make disciples. Jesus’ last words to His men are their mission for living: make disciples. He certainly could have made His last words…

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