“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Eph. 2:10) “Show me your faith without the works and I will show you my faith by my works.” (James 2:18-19) Modern church teachings have, over the past decades, moved progressively towards…
The High Priestly Prayer for Community “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) [Note: This article was first released in January of 2019, but recently I was inspired to personalize Jesus’ prayer so His people could pray it as well and include…
“Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord, I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother…” (2 Cor 2:12-13) “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body…”…
“Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.” (1 Cor. 12:27-28) “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” (1 Pet. 2:9-10) We…
“The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (Prov. 16:9) “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit,’ yet you do not know what your life will be…
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore, beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (Matt 9:37-38) “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one…
“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel…Do not go in the way of the Gentiles and do not enter any city of the Samaritans, but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”…
“Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself…” (Phil. 2:5-7) “Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.” (Heb. 5:8-9) Philippians 2 is…
“Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.” (1 Cor. 14:12) “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints for the…
“What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification…Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others pass judgment…For you can all prophesy one by one so that all may…