The church is not just a place we go to so we can grow and be cared for, it is also a place that we serve one another in love as Christ loved us. Every believer has at least one spiritual gift that are to be used in community for the good and edification of […]
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Peter exhorted the elders of the church, “So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly,
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“And He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of
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Hebrews 10:22-25- “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.He will not let your foot be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your
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“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive , as they are today.” (Gen. 50:20) It is at the end of Genesis we read these familiar words (Gen. 50:20). Most of us know the story well. Joseph’s brothers intended him harm/evil for
“Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in His promise. They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD.” Psalm 106:24-25 You know, it is tempting for us to look at the people of Israel, particularly as they wandered and grumbled in a desert for forty years, and wonder
“And He said to them, ‘O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into His glory?’ And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning
“And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way He asked His disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ And they told Him, John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.’ And He asked them, ‘But who do you say that
