“So why are you now trying to out-god God, loading these new believers down with rules that crushed our ancestors and crushed us, too? … So what are we arguing about?” Acts 15:10-11 MSG
Keep Reading“God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:8, 9).
Keep Reading… we should not trouble those gentiles who are turning to God … (Acts 15:19).
Keep ReadingFor we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10).
Keep ReadingJan 31
2017
One of the things we love about Nehemiah’s story is that he manages to care both for people and structures. He doesn’t just have warm and fuzzy sympathetic feelings for his fellow Jews, he also cares about the state of Jerusalem’s walls.
Jan 30
2017
Choosing to care does something in our souls. The Lord works with that choice, enriches it and expands it and nourishes it. Choosing to care slips you into the center of God’s great work.
Jan 27
2017
Life in the church brings our vulnerabilities to the surface. This is perhaps never more true than when a church is growing.
Jan 26
2017
The Lord delights to do the seemingly impossible.
Jan 25
2017
Don’t encourage people to imitate your behavior. When they’re inspired by the Lord’s work in your life, encourage them to connect with God.
Jan 24
2017
When the Lord grows a community, when the Lord grows a church, when the Lord grows a person … the blessings spill beyond that the life of that community, church, or person.
Jan 23
2017
The political and military machinations of the world powers look like ultimate powers, but God is also at work. God’s work continues even in seasons of difficulty and uncertainty. And God’s work is the work that matters most.
Jan 20
2017
There is good soil out there, soil that’s been prepared, hearts that are ready to hear and accept that word of the Lord.
Jan 19
2017
Jesus insightfully lists 3 things that can keep the word of God from bearing fruit in your life: worries, wealth, and distraction.
Jan 18
2017
Troubles and persecutions can come as a result of our faith. If we haven’t put down deep roots, our faith won’t survive.