How can I know God’s plan for my life? A similar question that gets asked is, “How can I know God’s will for my life?” God has given us a roadmap for this: the Bible. God’s Word tells us in 1 Thessalonians 4:3a, “For this is the will of God, your sanctification.” Finding God’s will requires to things: obedience and observance.
READ MOREYour responsibility to those that you lead to Jesus is plain and simple: you are not supposed to leave them to figure things out on their own. You are not supposed to abandon them as orphans in the family of God. Jesus’ last command to His disciples was to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19). We are to disciple others, just as our Savior—our Lord, Jesus Christ—made disciples of others.
READ MORESimply put, tithing is the biblical practice of giving a tenth of your resources back to God as an act of worship and trust in His provision. The word tithe, (Hebrew- ma aser, Greek- apodekatoo), literally means “tenth part.” The first time we see the practice of giving back to God is in Genesis 4:1-7. Here, Cain and Abel bring an offering to the LORD. We are not told it was a tenth in this passage, yet we do learn a key aspect here about giving to God. The gift is not about...
READ MOREThere's no specific formula for starting a conversation about Jesus. The key is simply to ask God for opportunities and then take them as God brings them to you.
READ MOREA human body has many members with different functions, but only one head. Metaphorically speaking, the Church and Christ work together in a similar fashion. In the same way that the head directs the rest of the body, Christ also instructs His body, the Church. Ephesians 5:23 says, “For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.”
READ MOREThe Bible promotes worship from Genesis to Revelation. Worship is a gift from the Lord as well as a command. There are many forms of worship; some include being in a church and some do not. True worship in Scripture was specifically taught by Jesus in His conversation with the woman at the well. In John 4:24, Jesus says, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
When it comes to reading the Bible, it’s better to start small and be consistent than to try to read too much and burn out. Find an amount that you can read consistently and try to stick with it as much as possible. The more consistent you are with reading the Bible, the more you’ll grow in godliness.
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READ MOREHow can I know God’s plan for my life? A similar question that gets asked is, “How can I know God’s will for my life?” God has given us a roadmap for this: the Bible. God’s Word tells us in 1 Thessalonians 4:3a, “For this is the will of God, your sanctification.” Finding God’s will requires to things: obedience and observance.
READ MOREThere are a multitude of different names for Jesus found in the New Testament. Each one carries a special meaning, declares the purpose of His coming, and/or sheds light as to Who He is. Let’s start with the obvious one, Jesus. Jesus (Iesous) is the Greek equivalent to...
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