โญโญโIโm giving you a new commandment: Love each other in the same way that I have loved you. Everyone will know that you are my disciples because of your love for each other.โ Johnโฌ โญ13:34โญ-โฌ35โฌ โญGWโฌโฌ If you want to make disciples, you first must be a disciple. Being precedes doing. Doing does not make … Continue reading Making Disciples Starts At Home
Walk This Way
โญโญThere is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romansโฌ โญ8:1โฌ โญNKJVโฌโฌ The sons of God are being revealed. They do not walk according to the flesh. They are in Christ. They walk in fellowship and communion with … Continue reading Walk This Way
Do Whatever He Tells You
โญโญBut his mother told the servants, โDo whatever he tells you.โ Johnโฌ โญ2:5โฌ โญNLTโฌโฌ All of the Bible points to Jesus as the Messiah. Once you are given the gift of faith by God, you are born again of the Spirit. At that point, you are no longer under the school master. The Lawgiver lives … Continue reading Do Whatever He Tells You
Proclamation & Fellowship
โญโญWe proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we … Continue reading Proclamation & Fellowship
Wonderful Saviour
In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. โญโญ1 Peterโฌ โญ5:10โฌ โญNLTโฌโฌ Build your house on the rock they say. What is … Continue reading Wonderful Saviour
Ask The Lord For His Heart
โญโญKeep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthewโฌ โญ7:7โญ-โฌ8โฌ โญNLTโฌโฌ If you believe, you … Continue reading Ask The Lord For His Heart
Pour It Out
โญโญThat is why the Lord says, โTurn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Donโt tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.โ Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with … Continue reading Pour It Out
Echo Holy
โญโญBlessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthewโฌ โญ5:11โญ-โฌ12โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ The apostles were encouraged to follow … Continue reading Echo Holy
Light Of The World
โญโญBlessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthewโฌ โญ5:10โฌ โญNASB2020 By a show of hands, who here likes works based religions managed by an external task master? Alright, I see that hand. You must be the task manager. Who here likes the liberty … Continue reading Light Of The World
Peace Be Still
โญโญBlessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Matthewโฌ โญ5:9โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ In a world gone mad, peace speaks volumes without saying a word. May the peace of God be with you. May the knowledge of God comfort you. May His still, small voice speak to you. Peace. The peace we need … Continue reading Peace Be Still
It’s Yours!
โญBlessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matthewโฌ โญ5:8โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ How do you know if your heart is pure? To answer that question, we need to know what pure means. โญโญPure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and … Continue reading It’s Yours!
Have Mercy!
โญโญBlessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Matthewโฌ โญ5:7โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ God designed you to be an extension of His divine nature into humanity. As sons and daughters of God, we are destined to grow up and mature into Christlikeness. Unless we refuse to cooperate with God's will by rejecting the Lordship of Christ. … Continue reading Have Mercy!
All Who Are Thirsty
โญโญBlessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Matthewโฌ โญ5:6โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ Don't make rules. Make relationships matter. A heart of love isn't going to sin knowingly. As we grow in God's grace, from glory to glory, we are being transformed into the image and likeness of God, our original … Continue reading All Who Are Thirsty
Easy Does It
โญโญBlessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth. Matthewโฌ โญ5:5โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ Are you concerned about earthly things? Don't be. That's not our responsibility. We're going to inherit all of Creation. In fact, everything already belongs to us because we belong to God and everything is God's. So relax and breathe. God's got this. … Continue reading Easy Does It
Repent!
โญโญBlessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthewโฌ โญ5:4โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ Are you happy now? Well you better sit down for this one. You see, sin is destroying our world and there's only one cure. Repentance. What is repentance? It's being confronted with your sin, becoming aware of the consequences, becoming extremely sorrowful, … Continue reading Repent!
The Word Is Alive
โญโญBlessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthewโฌ โญ5:3โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ The purpose of gifted teachers is to teach people the truth of God's Word and how to learn for themselves. The purpose of gifted shepherds is to care for people and to help them learn how to care for … Continue reading The Word Is Alive
Be Strong In The Lord
โญโญNow when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying... Matthewโฌ โญ5:1โญ-โฌ2โฌ โญNASB2020โฌโฌ The Bible is a great diagnostic tool. Becoming intimately familiar with Scripture allows us to self-reflect and self-correct ourselves … Continue reading Be Strong In The Lord
Overcome
โญโญJesus replied to them, โDo you now believe? Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you so that in Me … Continue reading Overcome
Faithful Forever
โญโญI, a prisoner in the Lord, encourage you to live the kind of life which proves that God has called you. Be humble and gentle in every way. Be patient with each other and lovingly accept each other. Ephesiansโฌ โญ4:1โญ-โฌ2โฌ โญGWโฌโฌ Sometimes I forget that we're all on different journeys to the same place. I … Continue reading Faithful Forever
Holy Surrender
โญโญSee whether I am on an evil path. Then lead me on the everlasting path. Psalmsโฌ โญ139:24โฌ โญGWโฌโฌ The invitation is open to all. Become a child of God. Grow up, mature and become a man of God. Become fruitful and multiply. Can man improve on God's design? Are we wiser than the All Knowing … Continue reading Holy Surrender
The Head of Household Sets The Standard
God's written Word to humanity, the Scriptures, the Bible, is not a public policy manual. It's a love letter to the Church. It teaches us what love is and what love is not. It all points to Jesus. The written Word is not living and active. The Living Word is. Rhema. The spoken Word of … Continue reading The Head of Household Sets The Standard
What’s Your Learning Style?
โญโญSo the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules. But Jesus replied, โMy Father is always working, and so am I.โ Johnโฌ โญ5:16โญ-โฌ17โฌ โญNLTโฌโฌ Good morning, Church. I have a few questions for you. Turn to your neighbor and say what? Hold up. What's that? Where did that come from? We don't … Continue reading What’s Your Learning Style?
God Wants Justice
โญโญLearn to do good. Seek justice. Arrest oppressors. Defend orphans. Plead the case of widows. Isaiahโฌ โญ1:17โฌ โญGWโฌโฌ God is a God of Justice. God wants justice. Not โjust us.โ Justice is righting wrongs. The Law of Moses shows us examples of what good and evil are. We know that all of the Law and … Continue reading God Wants Justice
All Things New
โญโญAnd the one sitting on the throne said, โLook, I am making everything new!โ And then he said to me, โWrite this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.โ And he also said, โIt is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega โ the Beginning and the End. To all who … Continue reading All Things New
Firm Foundation
โญโญNevertheless, the firm foundation of God [which He has laid] stands [sure and unshaken despite attacks], bearing this seal: โThe Lord knows those who are His,โ and, โLet everyone who names the name of the Lord stand apart from wickedness and withdraw from wrongdoing.โ 2 Timothyโฌ โญ2:19โฌ โญAMPโฌโฌ Grace wins. We know that. However, repentance … Continue reading Firm Foundation