Romans 9:2-3 “My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—If that would save them.” In this verse Paul gives us some insight into his brokenness for those who don’t know Jesus. Paul is describing [...]
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Romans 8:11 “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” Paul is spending some time talking about the actions of God through Jesus Christ and [...]
Romans 2:29 “No, a true jew is one who’s heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God’s Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.” As Paul writes this [...]
Romans 1:21 “Yes, they knew God but they wouldn’t worship Him as God or even give Him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused” Paul is drawing a distinction between knowing God and worshipping God. Its as if to [...]
Psalm 101: 8 “My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked and free the city of the Lord from their grip.” David writes this psalm and it is somewhat of a testimony of what he vowels to “do” and “not to do” in being faithful to the Lord. He closes with this proclamation [...]
I Thessalonians 3:8 “It gives us new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord.” Throughout this letter there seems to be a connected theme that acknowledges the difficulties of being followers of Jesus and the necessity of community in the midst of this discipleship. Again, I am reminded that followers of [...]
Three Fold Discipleship: "Faithful work, loving deeds, and enduring hope."
Posted: May 12, 2008 in UncategorizedI Thessalonians 1:3 “And we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, you loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ. As Paul, Silas, and Timothy write to the thessalonica church they are expressing their thoughts that have come through prayer. They [...]
2 Samuel 14:14 “All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out onto the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead He devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from Him.” Tucked away in a these couple chapters [...]
Matthew 22:29 “Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.” Here Jesus is responding to the Sadducees trying to trap Jesus into saying something that will get Him in trouble or be grounds for someone to arrest Him. In this exchange, Jesus tells the [...]
