day.” 23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take and follow Me. 24 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake This goes against every grain of conventional marketing advice which prizes viral, organic word of mouth Then Jesus makes the disciples (and us) an offer that doesn't make any worldly sense: if anyone wishes Take up your cross daily.

Does reading or watching the news make you angry lately? Find out why! Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices Jesus is everything that the devil is not: Jesus gives life, the devil takes it. Deeper You don't need to scroll through the news for long for long before you come across a story that makes It's easy to let this sort of thinking make you angry, but push against that instinct.

eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3  They said to each other, “Come, let’s make said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make plain of Shinar is no different than the one that sank Adam and Eve, who'd followed their desire to make These men set out to storm the gates of heaven so they could make a name for themselves rather than elegant strategy to bridge the gap between earth and heaven in order to prove to God that they could make

went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. 3 In every Except her position didn’t make her task simple—it made it dangerous in its own right. In this high-stakes moment, Esther and Mordecai had to make decisions based on the information they had While Esther said, If I perish, I perish, Jesus Christ was willing to actually perish for our sake, knowing

who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15  Make But once again, Paul has a very particular type of caregiver in mind here. Dig Deeper The last couple of decades have seen an increase in folks who make a fine living amplifying As is the case with nearly every social movement, this one has also crept its way into the Church. People are now much quicker to label any unpopular decision their church council makes as an 'abuse of

miraculous signs, patiently addressed his fears, rebuked his reluctance, and appointed Aaron to speak—making That I, not wanting to endanger my very salvation, avoid and shun all idolatry, magic, superstitious That I sincerely acknowledge the only true God, trust him alone, look to him for every good thing humbly Ultimately the LORD gives Pharoah - and every other unbeliever - exactly what they want.

In God We Trust ​ Article 5: The Sources of Unbelief and of Faith James 1:13-18 - The Devil (didn't) Make 45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort (v9-13) God's awesome deeds extend far beyond just giving us good things and then expecting us to take Dig Deeper   David is very literal as He addresses God in v2.

There should also be elders and deacons, along with the pastors, to make up the council of the church It means that nobody anywhere can bring any sort of criticism and make it stick. home and church), but passages like today's show how difficult it is from a Biblical standpoint to make Unfortunately, that aspiration doesn't seem to be very prevalent in our churches. The Bible clearly teaches that we must strive to glorify God in every endeavor of life (1 Corinthians

please with their bodies is nothing new; Paul begins this passage with sayings from Romans culture that make You did not make your body; you did not breathe life into it; and you are not the one who has determined Paul's makes his point obvious: "The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord (v13). You belong to Christ in every way possible.

Dig Deeper Just about every communion table in every Protestant sanctuary has the same words of Jesus Make sure that you heed the next invitation so that you can be reminded and the next generation can know