Genuine Love
We are to be lovers of what is good. We are to hold fast to it and not let go. We need to stick to it. This is the beginning of what genuine love looks like.
Differing Gifts
The bottom line is that if you are a believer God has given you spiritual gifts and he does not want them to lie dormant and unused. He has given you these gifts to glorify him by serving other believers in the church. When exercised properly, relying on the Holy Spirit’s power, it is not a duty or drudgery but a joy.
Spiritual Gifts According to Grace
We rest in God’s goodness stepping out in faith to do what he has put before us and placed on our hearts, even if we have never done it before.
We Belong to Each Other
God has given you spiritual gifts for the express purpose of ministering to one another and you literally owe it to them to use your gifts in this way! Because God has made us as one Body, we are to function in interdependence upon one another.
One Body, Many Parts
God gives us what we need for what he has called us to do and where he has placed us. We shouldn’t feel jealous if God has given someone else greater gifting than us. He gives to each one according to his purpose and his will.
Think With Sound Judgment
Every ability, whether it be natural talent, skills we have acquired, or spiritual gifts given directly by the Triune God are not our own. Everything that we have is a gift of God’s grace whether he created us with those gifts or endowed us with spiritual gifts at conversion or later. It is silly to be proud of something given to you as if you earned it or deserved it. It is by God’s grace.
Be Being Transformed
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 Paul begins by challenging us to not be conformed to this present age. The world we live in sometimes stands in open hostility […]
Living Sacrifice
Some religions thought it didn’t matter what you did with your body if your heart attitude was good. Paul would have none of that. He says God wants all of you, body and soul.
One Day at a Time
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew 6:34 This verse comes at the end of a very familiar passage of Scripture. This is a part of the Sermon on the Mount and in this section, Jesus is admonishing us to not be anxious about […]
Now or Later
“But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6)
