Archive for February, 2022
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14, ESV
We are given a ministry of reconciliation by our Lord Jesus who reconciled us to God by His blood, setting us aside as His own.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
John 14:26, ESV
The Holy Spirit empowers us to do God’s work and share His words:
In Christ’s authority we make disciples by teaching them to obey the commandments found in Scripture and the warning and hope of Christ’s return. (Matthew 28:18-20)
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3, ESV
By the power of the Word and the Holy Spirit, we are defended against the attacks of Satan and this world. Dig in and trust.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
James 1:22-24, ESV
If we only read the Bible but never apply it to our own lives, or we merely apply it to others, we risk leading others away from Christ. We risk remaining lost.
Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.
Matthew 3:8, ESV
We show our salvation by the change, the difference in how we act and think. We don’t do good works to earn salvation, rather they are a sign that we are saved from sin and God’s wrath.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
1 Corinthians 13:4, ESV
God loved us enough to humble Himself to die in our place.
We are saved by grace through faith, not by anything we do.
If we love God and others, we have no reason to boast of our gifts or salvation, so we humbly declare to others the love of Gkod.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Romans 12:12, ESV
Life may not go as we have planned, so we remember to seek God in prayer, trust Him in times of trouble and persecution, and live in the hope of Christ’s imminent return.
I do this with my youth group each year, and it has been true this past month since the day of solidarity with the Canadian church and others in light of Conversion Therapy bans that are worded in such a way as to make teaching the Bible illegal.
It is important to remind each other often of God’s sexual ethics.
Daniel
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Talk to someone about what is Biblical Marriage. During the month of February with the holiday of Valentine’s Day I imagine for some there’s thoughts about marriage and love. So take the opportunity to talk to someone about what’s a biblical marriage and what does it look like. […]
This Sunday at Church: Talk to someone about what is Biblical Marriage
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Proverbs 16:9, ESV
We may think we know what’s best for us, but God is moving our lives from behind the scenes. Sometimes He gives us what we want, and sometimes we’re happy with it.
The best thing is when He draws us to Jesus.
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
Isaiah 25:1, ESV
We know God’s promises and faithfulness, so how could we not want to share that with others to have more people worship Him with us?
a simple man of God 