We honor God by keeping our hearts and minds focused on the promises of God
“Promise…” by M Reza Faisal CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Joshua 1:1-9 Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying, 2 “Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons…
Our faith in Christ should be a way of life not a fulfilling of religious duties
Romans 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.…
Doing all for the glory of God
John 12:27-28 27 “Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” Jesus clearly knew the reason…
“What do we have to give to God that belongs to Him?”
Jesus was despised by the religious leaders of His day because they feared He would take away their power and position. In Luke 20:20-26 we read how the religious leaders sent spies who watched Jesus, trying to catch Him saying something they could accuse Him of, so they could then bring it to the Roman…
We must focus our hearts
Paul wrote in Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say rejoice.” What is it that thrills our hearts? What makes us the happiest? What motivates us every day to get up and face a new day? Paul is telling us that we must focus our hearts. We must center our minds. We…