Here’s how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ—the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person—comes from God and belongs to God.    And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God.”1 John 4:2, 3 MSG […]

“Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.      Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it.     It’s God’s gift from […]

“We plan the way we want to live, but only GOD makes us able to live it.”‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭MSG‬‬ Good morning! Are you up? Do you have a plan for your day? Maybe it’s full. Maybe not so much. Maybe it’s a vacation day. And then again, it could be another day working hard for […]

“For my part, I am going to boast about nothing but the Cross of our Master, Jesus Christ.    Because of that Cross, I have been crucified in relation to the world, set free from the stifling atmosphere of pleasing others and fitting into the little patterns that they dictate.    Can’t you see the central […]

“Jesus didn’t make it easy for himself by avoiding people’s troubles, but waded right in and helped out. “I took on the troubles of the troubled,” is the way Scripture puts it. Even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it’s written for us.    God wants the combination of his […]

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s witness and followed Jesus. The first thing he did after finding where Jesus lived was find his own brother, Simon, telling him, “We’ve found the Messiah” (that is, “Christ”). He immediately led him to Jesus.   ‭‭John‬ ‭1:40-41 ‭MSG‬‬ What’s the very first thing you do when […]

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.     Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into […]

“Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you’ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance.   Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you’re serving is Christ.   The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible.    Being a follower of Jesus doesn’t […]

“Just think—you don’t need a thing, you’ve got it all! All God’s gifts are right in front of you as you wait expectantly for our Master Jesus to arrive on the scene for the Finale.       And not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on-track until things […]

“Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: ‘God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have […]