Help With A Difficult Obedience
WATCH Help With A Difficult Obedience | John 14:15-31 In John 14, Jesus repeats one truth, over and over: “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” Why? Because He knows some obedience will be difficult. And because every difficult obedience is resourced and rewarded by the Lord Himself. Open your Bible and get ready […]
The Worst Kind of Complaining
Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp (Numbers 11:1, NASB). God hears and hates our complaining. He hears […]
Proof of Love
And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is […]
Five Truths for Troubled Hearts | John 14:1-14
WATCH Five Truths for Troubled Hearts | John 14:1-14 If you lie awake, unable to quiet your thoughts… If loss, fear or loneliness follows you into every room… If others are laughing, but your heart is stuck somewhere else… Jesus is speaking to YOU: “Let not your heart be troubled.” Turn in your Bible […]
Revenge
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord” (Romans 12:19, esv). We live in an unjust world. Children dying of diarrhea. People slaughtered in genocides. Refugees fleeing their homes. Ethnic cleansing. Human trafficking. Greedy banks. The list goes […]
The One Constant
We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers (1 Thessalonians 1:2, esv). Name one thing you “always” find yourself doing, something that’s “constantly” part of your day. How often would giving thanks be an honest answer to that? Maybe you’re constantly on the phone. Or constantly busy, […]
The Glory of Love
WATCH The Glory of Love | John 13:31-38 Love. It heals what is broken. It carries you where you need to go. It restores what you thought was lost. “Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 13:8 But what does love actually look like when it costs you something? When serving feels beneath you? When those […]
More than Able
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen (Ephesians 3:20–21, esv). God is able. There aren’t many three-word, nine-letter […]
That’s Not What a Kiss Is For
WATCH That’s Not What a Kiss Is For | John 13:18-30 Betrayal is deepest when the betrayer is closest. Judas kissed Jesus… then handed Him over. Hidden in that moment are the principles of betrayal, what causes it, why it cuts so deeply – and how Christ responded with total purity. JMM · 03 […]
Light Walking
If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7, esv). Where is the absolute safest place for you to be? In the light. And this isn’t just about physical safety, as […]