Find Out What Pleases the Lord – Ephesians 5:8-10
Paul encourages us, now that we are light and not darkness, to find out what pleases the Lord. Seek to please him rather than self.
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The Surpassing Worth of Knowing Christ – Philippians 3:7-8
What do you have in this life that compares to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus as Lord? Nothing in this life can compare.
Watch Your Life and Doctrine Closely – 1 Timothy 4:16
All believers, not just preachers and teachers, need to watch our lives and doctrine closely. Both for ourselves and those we influence.
This World Is Not My Home – 1 Peter 1:17
As believers, we are foreigners here, this world is not our home. So live out the few years of our lives here as God’s representatives.
Show Me Your Ways, Lord – Psalm 25:4-5
This psalm of David is a prayer for God’s presence and leading. It is the cry of a heart that yearns to know more and more of God. A heart that wants to know and follow his truth. A heart whose hope was not in power or strength of arms, but in God.
A Stumbling Block to the Weak – 1 Corinthians 8:9
As Christians, there are many things that we are free to do. But don’t be a stumbling block that leads another believer to sin.
Honor God With Your Body – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
As a believer, I am called to honor God with all that I am, including my body and activities. Live as though he were with you all the time.
Building on the Foundation of Christ – 1 Corinthians 3:11-13
As a believer, build your life on the foundation of Christ with materials that will last. How you build today will impact your eternity.
Suffering for Christ and Future Glory – Romans 8:17-18
As a child of God I am his heir, so long as I am willing to suffer for Christ. But that suffering is nothing compared to the glory that awaits me as God’s heir.
Dead to Sin, but Alive in Christ – Romans 6:11
As a believer, I am in Christ, and participate in his death, burial, and resurrection. My life should reflect that , being dead to sin and alive in Christ.
