21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 Have you ever met someone who seemed unshakable? No matter what life threw at them, they still had peace, even joy. Maybe it was a cancer patient who smiled through treatment, or a grieving parent who held onto hope. You wonder,…
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. Philippians 1:3-5 Paul’s joy wasn’t tied to his prison cell. It was tied to partnership in the gospel. Gratitude for God’s…
3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him (Jesus) because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your…
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.” Galatians 5:13 The mission of Jesus isn’t just for church—it’s for everywhere you go and everything you do. We live the mission most powerfully when we live it…
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…
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37 Before we ever do anything for God, He calls us to be something—people who love Him. This is where our mission begins. Heart first – loving God—fully, daily, and personally.
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…
22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step…
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:1-2 God’s pruning process may be painful, but it is always purposeful—to make us more fruitful and…