“If you love Me, you will keep My commands.” John 14:15 James, in his book, doesn’t soften his words when he speaks of obedience. He tells us that if we hear the Word and believe the Word, then we need to do what the Word says. “But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must…
We all find ourselves in one of these four positions in our walk with Christ: 1) Knowing God. Not just what we’ve heard about Him, but really discovering who God is. 2) Finding freedom. God, through Jesus, has forgiven and restored us. It is this new life that sets us free. Our enemy, the devil,…
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
“… work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Philippians 2:12b-13 The world can be dark with selfishness, complaining, fear, and sin. But when God’s people live out their faith, we shine like stars in the…
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I…
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34–35 Love is much more than a “feeling.” It’s costly, it’s often messy, and it requires action. Jesus didn’t just…
11 “And He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the…
14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet…
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22 Hearing God’s Word is not enough—we must live it. The blessing is in obedience, not just in knowledge. God calls us to be doers of the Word, putting our faith into faithful action.
17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. John 21:17 When…