“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” Galatians 5:22-23 We live in a time where anxiety, depression, fear, and questions about our identity, finances, and family can leave us feeling overwhelmed. The devil, our…
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy…
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” Galatians 5:22-23 In his letter to the Galatians, Paul addresses the behavior that Christ’s followers should have on display in their lives. He calls these the…
We live in a world that seems disconnected. We live in a world that at times is so separated and so isolated. We live in a world that at times feels uprooted from anything solid. But, God’s Word tells us that He plants in us a longing for belonging. We were not meant to do life all…
45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. John 11:45-46 Jesus always causes a decision. The same question that faced the Jewish leaders is the question each of us…
6 Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. John 7:6 Our passage today shows some people are struggling with Jesus. Some because of the way Jesus is doing things and some with the words He is saying to them. Jesus is divisive and with Him there is…
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith” – Galatians 6:10 The church is not just a charitable organization like the Red Cross, the civic club, the Rotary, or Kiwanis. Those groups do some great work. But the church is…
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.…
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. But I say, walk…