Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Prov 11:2 (NLT) There are essentially two levels of “pride.” There is a sense of pride we can have in ourselves that is healthy. It can be a feeling of self-respect and dignity, an ownership of our responses and...
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Eph 2:8 (NKJV) It’s my daughter's birthday soon and I cannot wait! I’ve been carefully collecting gifts and planning the day so that she will have some beautiful...
He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 (NKJV) This verse used to make me feel small and insignificant. “I must be useless, sin-ridden, incapable… I must decrease because I am bad. Jesus must increase because he is good.” I was paralysed...
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Rom 8:28 (NIV) Vocation – Part 7 – Plan to Love Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5 | PART 6 OK. I know this...
One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Phil 3:13-14 (NLT) Vocation – Part 6 – The Story of My Life Go to PART 1 |...
But if I say I’ll never mention the Lord or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like a fire in my bones! I am worn out trying to hold it in! I can’t do it! Jeremiah 20:9 (NLT) Vocation – Part 5 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4...
He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace… 2 Tim 1:9 (NIV) Vocation – Part 4 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 The remarkable thing about holiness is that it is laced with love and...
He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace… 2 Tim 1:9 (NIV) Vocation – Part 3 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 Holy means “sacred and set apart.” Isaiah 63 says, “Holy, holy, holy is...
He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace… 2 Tim 1:9 (NIV) Vocation – Part 2 Go to PART 1 What makes you come alive? What ignites passion in your soul? Before you or I had any...
He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace… 2 Tim 1:9 (NIV) Vocation – Part 1 What’s your calling? Growing up in church this question was bandied about almost as much as “how...
