Scripture Lesson:He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,(2 Timothy 1:9 NIV) Clickhttp://www.tgifmasterminds.wordpress.com every F...
Love can be a powerful emotion leading to deep attachment and commitment to another person, love can also motivate one to act on behalf of others. Love is not always easy, 1 John 4:19-21 NIV helps us understand how to love one another;“We love because he first loved us. Whoever clai...
specifically, into the story and put us in with the sunset and the rainstorm as though to say, “Enjoy your place in my story. The beauty of it means you matter, and you can create within it even as I have created you.”—
“Leadership” is my 3rd spiritual gift — behind “knowledge” and “teaching.” A more robust discussion of spiritual gifts can be saved for another day, but I share this to emphasize that I went into church planting believing that I was a gifted leader. Moreover, I believed I was lean...
Our five senses help us connect with God more intimately in solitude. Many people call itQuiet Time—moments they spend with God in scripture reading/study, prayer, perhaps journaling, and/or listening to peaceful worship music. It’s in the quiet we begin toseeimportant realities of the spir...
If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift. He will not deny us. God withholds what you are not yet ready for. He wants you to have a lively desire for His greatest gifts. All of which is to say, pray always and do not lose heart. —Saint Augu...
And said unto them, occupy till I come — till I return to take an account of the use you have made of what has been intrusted to your management. The spiritual sense is, use your endowments, gifts, and graces, with all your privileges and advantages, for the good of your fellow-cre...
And especially at church, we see God’s fingerprints when an impassioned congregation sings their praise to him, a saint of God offers a heart-touching prayer, someone shares a personal story of divine, miraculous provision, or a scripture-reading fits perfectly our current circumstances. No dou...
Let's discuss one of the greatest possible gifts the Lord gave us while we are still here on earth. He has opened a door where all true believers can have the body of Christ live within them. First through acceptance that 'Jesus is Lord' and then accepting the grace, understanding what...
Inside work is the work I understand God has called me to do, quite plainly in Scripture. Inside work is accomplished with the tools and talents He has gifted me with, and done for His purposes in faith, even if I cannot see the results of that work in the time frame I hope for or...