Christianity is not something private between you and Jesus; rather, it’s something between you, Jesus, and the other Christians around you. In a culture of severe individualism, God is reminding us today that we belong to one another and so we should serve and support one another accordingly.
Spiritual gifts (1)
God wants us to be devoted to the fellowship of the church. He wants us to know and serve one another in meaningful ways. All believers have been given one or more spiritual gifts by Jesus. Are you using your gifts?
Real power and true change
Life is full of hard mysteries, but we can trust that God knows what he is doing. And when you see circumstances which look bleak, instinctively get on your knees and pray with faith and fervour. This is where true change comes from.
Church planting 101
Friends, whether you’ve been a Christian 5 minutes or 50 years, keep going, keep pressing on toward Christ, stay true to the Lord. When the temptation to give in is there, keep going. Keep persevering. Jesus alone has the words of eternal life. Follow him, live for him, pursue him, stay true to him and his calling on your life to love and serve him with all your heart.
Breaking down barriers
Sin is a barrier between God and us. Only Jesus can remove the barrier between us and God and bring us eternal peace with God. Why not admit to Jesus today that, morally speaking, you are drowning. Ask Jesus, in prayer, to pull you to the shore and he will. He invites everyone to call out to him promising to save.
New life, new hope, new security
This Easter, let’s grip onto this fact: Jesus has died for us and has been raised for us. This gives us a living hope. We don’t have to live grasping, selfish lives. We have a glorious inheritance to look forward to. May this set us free to live for others, and ultimately to live for God himself.
Doing good to all
So, as we do good to the glory of God, always be ready to give a reason for the hope you have that many might not simply have their lives improved, but their eternity secure.
The effect of true change
True conversion is evidenced by true and demonstrable change. Let’s pray that the Lord would give us courage in our families, and amongst friends, as well as work colleagues. Witnessing will be costly so we need God-given boldness.
An unlikely candidate
As Christians, may we reflect on our own lives and share something of the people we used to be before we knew Jesus. May we remember the time when we met with the risen Jesus and became Christians. And may we consider, imperfect though we are, the new people God has made us.
Personal evangelism
There’s an evangelistic imperative to go and tell, to proclaim the beauty and glory of Jesus in the gospel. The fact is, that for your family member, neighbour, colleague, friend, you might be the only Christian in their life. How might God use you as a witness in their life to point them to Jesus by how you live your life?