Missions are for Worship
We were created to co-labor with God to advance his kingdom.
We were created to co-labor with God to advance his kingdom.
I understand in a theological sense that none of us deserve God’s goodness, that’s why it’s called goodness, not fair compensation.
This book opens our eyes to the enduring relevance of songs that have been sung for hundreds of years.
Adversity, suffering, persecution as difficult as they are, as unqualified as I feel to even say this, are opportunities for the worthiness of Jesus to be put on display.
When a church locks arms to advance the kingdom of God, its relationships become a well-spring of God-given joy.
But joy, because we are IN CHRIST, is permanent because we are never OUT of Christ.
One of the things I love about the book of Philippians is the very backdrop and beginning of this church is joy-filled confidence, despite circumstances, because of the work of God.
Paul tells us that genuine love is rooted in God’s objective truth. And the more we grow in our knowledge of God, the more loving we become.
Being a slave to Christ doesn’t mean Christ needs our “labor.”
Yes, life is hard, but you can live with confident joy because God is going to finish what he started in you.
Sacrificial affection flows from the heart of Jesus through His body the church!
It is in recognizing our nothingness that we experience the faithful love of God.
We won’t be deceived by false teaching when our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for what Christ has done for us.
Nick shares key directives on how to pray for our local churches.
If we are going to actually renew our mind’s in God’s Word there has to be consistent time in God’s Word.
Faulty thinking is what drives sinful behavior.
We exist to spread a passion for the supremacy of God and we do this through our good service to him!
God has allowed certain issues to come into your sphere of influence so that you can make a difference in them.
Even if the worst should happen, we have an inheritance from God that cannot be touched.
Because God’s presence will never leave you, you can live courageously.
One of the most repeated commands in Scripture, in some form or another, is “fear not.”
Right from the very beginning of Scripture, we see equality between men and women.
An especially powerful testimony occurs when we pursue peace and seek good to those who are hurting us
You have a Savior who not only feels your pain, but he takes that pain and uses it for glory.
If you are reading this and you too have been hurt by the church, my heart breaks for you.
Psalms that focus on thanking and worshiping God for his goodness are like a gospel punch in the gut in all the right ways.
While confessing specific sins is hard, I know the mercy that is found on the other side of confession
God has given us Psalm after Psalm that we can use to express the cries of our hearts.
Using the language of these Psalms also helps us pray for sin we see on a global scale.
Praying through passages of Scripture has often led me to pray about things that are not right in front of me, but still need prayer.
When we can’t look at our circumstances and say they are good, we can look at our God and say He is.
When we don’t have a clear and correct view of God, we cannot live the way God designed us to live.
This year has caused many people to experience some pretty deep grief. Perhaps you have found yourself hurting on levels you never even knew you could.
One of the most helpful things you can do is acknowledge that the season is going to be filled with difficult emotions and be ready for it.