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Constant Pursuit
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that i...
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Our Perfect Example
“So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert dic...
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When No One is Watching
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in...
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Plug-In
“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 Make a list of all the hard things going on in your life right now. Do ...
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Doers of the Word
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who loo...
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Brave Like This Sweet Tree
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delig...
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Study the Bible
“The Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all ...
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The Most Patient of All
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of t...
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Do Your Actions Point to Jesus?
“He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.” John 5:35 John the Baptist’s purpose was to tell peop...
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No Idols - 2nd Commandment
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow do...
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Money
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot ser...
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In the World, but Not Of the World
“I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.” John 17:14 Do you ever fe...
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A Way Out
“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you...
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Jealousy
“And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was ...
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Accused of Being a Christian
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.” Galatians 5:22-23 One of the...
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Entangled
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles...
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Vine and Branches
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he p...
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Basics
“Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” Luke 2:52 Did you wake up in a terrible mood today? Are you rolling your eyes at...
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Integrity
“The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.” Proverbs 11:3 The dictionary defines integrity as “...
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Patience
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devic...
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Attitude of Gratitude
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1 No one that has walked this earth has had a better attitude th...
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Avoiding the Roller Coaster
“So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you ob...
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Worthless Things
“Turn my eyes from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.” Psalm 119:35 Do you find yourself attracted to things you know aren’t...
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Honor Your Father and Mother
“Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 Are you familiar with the Ten Co...
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Tongue
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who ...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness
“And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:8 Gentleness i...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
“Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. The say...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness
“For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness
“Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jes...