“You turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.”  I Thessalonians 1:9. When Paul addressed the people in Athens, he was grieved by the idolatry in that city.  Yet he used the people’s imperfect understanding of God to point them to the God of Scripture.  In our increasingly pluralistic world, the […]

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father.”  Matthew 5:16.  Sometimes you’ve got to “show up” before you “speak up”.  No one really wants to hear what we have to say about the love of Jesus until they’ve seen it in our lives.  People don’t […]

“If anyone cleanses himself… he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.” II Timothy 2:21 We often think God wants us to change the world around us when in reality He is interested in changing us. God often uses the most unlikely people in the most […]

“I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.” John 13:15 The love of God was visibly demonstrated in Jesus when He was here on Earth. In stooping to wash the feet of His disciples, He mirrored the submissive step He took when He left heaven and became a man. […]

“You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me.” Acts 1:8. As followers of Christ, we are called to be witnesses of what Jesus has done in us and for us. To point people to Christ, we don’t need to be able to explain every […]