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Thoughts on the Gospel, Life, and Ministry
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. — Philippians 2:3-4 How are we to strengthen the bonds of… Continue Reading “Humility and the Mind of Christ”
Trust the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. — Proverbs 3:5-6 Solomon instructed his sons to rely upon God wholeheartedly when he told them to… Continue Reading “Trust the Lord with All Your Heart”
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. — Galatians 5:22 The fruit of faith in the Bible is always equated with the character traits of Christians. In Galatians… Continue Reading “The Fruit of the Spirit”
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another… — Colossians 2:12-13a Chapter 3 provides a transition in Paul’s letter to the Colossians as he shifts from a theological discussion of the… Continue Reading “Put On Love”
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. — John 15:5 In his last “I am” statement in John’s Gospel, Jesus… Continue Reading “Abiding in Christ”
And the King will answer them, “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these brothers, you did it to me.” — Matthew 25:40 The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats uses the imagery of an… Continue Reading “Caring Service”
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. — John 4:24 To the woman at the well, Jesus declared that “true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such people… Continue Reading “Worship in Spirit And Truth”
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body — Jews or Greeks, slaves… Continue Reading “Loving God and Using Our Gifts”
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? — Psalm 42:1-2 Psalm 42 comes from a place of great spiritual… Continue Reading “Joy and Love in Suffering”
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. — Amos 5:24 In the eighth century BC, the prophet Amos asked the Israelites why they wanted the Day of the Lord to come since they had not returned to the… Continue Reading “Devoted Lives Over Empty Worship”
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