Posts Tagged ‘ Saved ’

VerseD: Esther 4:14

“If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s family will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.”

Esther 4:14, CSB

We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. In fact, the Christian is called to share the Gospel. Take heart and be bold for the sake of their souls and the glory of God.

VerseD: Jonah 1:17

The Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 1:17, CSB

We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. He can save anyone from death and can control death, so let us proclaim that Christ overcame death to grant eternal life to all who believe in Him.

VerseD: Philippians 1:21

For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:21, CSB

We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. We can find that the greatest blessing in life is sharing Christ with others and leading them to faith in Christ. It can be dangerous and intimidating, but it is worth it.

VerseD: John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

John 1:29, CSB

We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Let us point everyone to Jesus who took our sins on the cross and offers eternal life to all who believe.

VerseD: Psalm 91:1-2

The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say concerning the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust

Psalm 91:1-2, CSB

We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Let us share the truth with all that salvation is found inChroat alone to the glory of the Father.

VerseD: Romans 3:23-24

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:23-24, CSB

We are called to call others to Jesus, knowing we have all sinned against Him and need His grace and forgiveness to be right with God.

VerseD: Mark 16:15

Then he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

Mark 16:15, CSB

God fights for us, and He calls us into the fight to share with others that He has saved us from wrath and sin and has brought us peace.

VerseD: 1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:58, CSB

We are saved in Chriat alone, and He calls us and empowers us to walk in that salvation to glorify His name in our actions and leading others to saving faith.

VerseD: John 9:37-38

Jesus answered, “You have seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”
“I believe, Lord!” he said, and he worshiped him.

John 9:37-38, CSB

We are saved in Christ alone, so we must have faith in His work on the cross as the Son of God.

A Quarter-Century Re-Birthday

On this day 25 years ago, at 6:46 PM CST, I bent my knee to Jesus as Lord and Savior. (If you do a search on this site for “birthday”, you will see the various explanations.)

I like to call it my Re-Birthday, as we call faith in Christ being born again. This comes from John 3 and 1 Peter 1. I encourage everyone to remember their own re-birthday (and if you aren’t sure/can’t remember, just claim your birthday.)

I also like to bake some sort of cake and then serve it to others as a way to teach self-sacrifice and becoming a servant to all as our shared salvation is celebrated.

Sometimes it’s messy, or we’re still a little crisp on the sides, but we have a sweet salvation.

This year, I get to start Christian Worldview and Intro to Philosophy courses (as one of the instructors) with 245 students who were all born after this momentous day in my life. Tomorrow I am with fellow seminarians who also were mostly born after this date! (2 are about my age and from Africa. We actually have about 30 students from Malawi [majority from here], Kenya [Gama is the one who invited me to his home and is about my age], Ghana [the other person about my age], and Sierra Leone.)

It is a little weird to think that I have been a Christian so long, especially having come to Christ as a teenager and now working with teens (and 20-somethings) as a youth pastor and college instructor.

God is so good.

Also, it is my mother-in-law’s birthday, so join me in wishing her a happy and blessed day! If not for her, I would not have my wife!

Also also, it is my friend Fletcher’s birthday. We met in seminary. He’s a TheoBro of the hughest order.

God bless you, and remember that Jesus Christ is the reason we live and move and breathe and have meaning and being!

Be excellent and party on!