Christ, Church, and Religion: Talking to God, Talking to People, Part 2
April 13, 2021
If we are to see the Western world come back to Christ, it will begin by talking to God about people. Easy to say; hard to do. The power of sharing about Christ with others comes from prayer. And when you pray for people, you increasingly get a burden to talk to them about God.
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Paul is asking for opportunities for the message of the gospel to be communicated clearly. Consider how remarkable that is! He is in prison. He is in chains. But his prayer is not for his own release, but for the release of the gospel.
April 12, 2021
To get true lasting happiness– true joy – means recognizing your life needs to center on God. It means having the humility to turn to God and say, "I need you and not my personal gods of self: sex, career, selfishness."
April 11, 2021
Even secular work has spiritual consequences and therefore God cares how we do it. Part of working out our salvation is not done just at church; it impacts our jobs. Let's put our faith into our work.
April 9, 2021
This passage about slave and masters in the ancient world relates to today's working world. It applies to the practicality of 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, where many of us spend most of our time.
April 8, 2021
According to the Bible, it is an expression of love to discipline your childen, but society is leaning the other way. Think of parenting this way: you're given a rose and your task is to prune it to make it the best rose it can be. But you're not trying to change the rose into a lily. Don't try to force them into a particular mold, but discover who they've been made to be by God.
April 7, 2021
It's important to study the Bible because we need to hear what it says. God's mind is bigger than ours. One of the great temptations is to want to bring the Bible into line with our thinking rather than the other way around. We always need to submit to Scripture, even when it says things that make us feel uncomfortable.
April 6, 2021
The grand test of any choice we have is this: can we do it in Jesus' name? And thankfulness fuels this principle. Everything is orientated toward him—our discernment and our attitude.
April 5, 2021
Joy is not part of one's temperament. We are in pursuit of joy that is deeper than laughter, joy which can be present in the face of difficulty. Pastor Josh speaks on the secret of joy.
April 4, 2021
We tend to think of peacefulness as something passive. The truth is, in order to have peace we need to let it rule, and that is something quite active. We need to actively guard our minds and hearts in order to experience the promise of the peace of Christ in practice.
April 2, 2021
The more holy we are, the less judgmental we will become. Humility is key to holiness so we don't display religious pride. The roadmap on how to be holy is to become like Christ.
April 1, 2021
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One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!