Jesus didn’t die so our relationship with Him could be something we put on and take off like makeup, it should be fixed permanently in our hearts.
As Christians, we are called to impact the culture for the Kingdom of Heaven and live our lives as witnesses for Christ, not to focus solely on material and earthly gains. The Bible says to seek first the Kingdom of God, not riches.
When trials, suffering, or any type of hardship hits our perfect Christian lives, we automatically think it can’t be from God. It must be from Satan! The truth, however, is God uses persecution to test our faith and build us spiritually. It is in trials and tribulations that we are reminded how little we are without God.
As the heat of persecution rises, we have nothing to hold on to except for God. During trials, some people fall away and abandon their faith. This is not the correct response. Instead, grab hold of Christ. Cling to Him and know that there is a reason for your suffering.
Selfishness should be an anathema to Christians. It should be the sort of thing we are horrified to encounter in ourselves and our lives. It should be something we loathe and try furiously to excise from our lives. After all, Christians are called to be selfless.
For Christians, death is never the end of a relationship but only an interruption followed by a glorious reunion. - Randy Alcorn
Christianity isn’t about self-improvement; it's about a whole new life in Christ.- Dustin Benge
It's hard to live a Christian life. Sometimes it can even feel like we're under a microscope, where every word and action can be used as condemnation against us. Remember, it is only Satan who condemns. God is love, freely offering forgiveness and reconciliation to all who come to Him. No matter what mistakes we've made. Even if we are mature Christians who should have known better?
The limitless grace of our great God is available to us on the basis of who Jesus is and all that He has done for us. It is accessed whenever we humbly, dependently relate to Him.
Every command of Christ bears today’s date. - Charles H. Spurgeon
The gift of God cost God His Son and the Son His life. Salvation is free but not cheap!
Jason Powell
All too often we think we are better than others because of our place in life. When in reality we are all the same because our destiny is death without Jesus.
When we take the truth of the gospel to others, that they might be born again, we often enter into spiritual birth pangs on their behalf. They are wrestling over issues and questions. We are agonizing with them, that they might embrace the truth.
It’s not enough to believe Jesus to be the King of the world if He’s not the King of your world—
The King of Heaven needs to become the King of your heart!- Jason Powell
“He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave.” — Matthew Henry
We need to hear the Gospel every day because we forget it every day. - Martin Luther
The Lord Jesus wants us, His branches, to be fruitful. Fruit is the result of developing life. Branches do not innately have that life in themselves. Branches must always find their life in the vine. The vine, Jesus, has life. Our Lord came to share that life with us in abundance. His abundant life is what enables us to bear much fruit.
Sickness, loss, grief, and death will find us in life. But we can trust that Heaven’s joys will compensate for our present sorrow.
Randy Alcorn
A borrowed manager. A borrowed donkey. A borrowed room. A borrowed tomb.
Jesus humbled Himself to save us. Dustin Benge
Most conflict resolution specialists start discussions by identifying similarities, not differences. Why? Because most of the time when we realize how close we are aligned on important matters, the disconnections seem minor.
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