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The modern church talks constantly about discipleship. We build programs, metrics, and systems to measure it. We say, "Everyone is a Christian, but not everyone is a disciple," which makes believers f...
A prophet called down fire from heaven, won a national showdown against 450 false prophets, and outran a king's chariot. The next day, he asked God to let him die. That is burnout. Not a lack of talen...
Imagine you owe a friend $10,000. You promised to pay by a certain date, but the date came and went, and you didn't have the money. What happens next? Every time you see that friend, you feel a pang i...
We often judge a ministry by what we can see-size, activity, visibility.But Scripture tells us that outward appearance never tells the whole story. When Samuel looked at Eliab, he was impressed.God wa...
Most of us skip the genealogies in the Bible. We see a long list of ancient names and think of them as a "black hole" of information-redundant and dry. But in the Kingdom, there is no such thing as a...
A job title can change in one meeting. A relationship can end in one conversation. A social media audience can vanish in one algorithm update. If your self-worth depends on any of these, it sits on a...
We were never meant to live out commands we were never equipped for. The Gospel never starts with "Do."It starts with "Done." Before Paul says "Walk worthy," he says: "You are seated with Christ in th...
The apostles died for the gospel, not for moral causes. Martyrs don't give their lives for better behavior.They give it for better news. In Acts 4, when the authorities threatened the apostles, it was...
Christians should be known for what we are for (the gospel), not for what we oppose. It's easy to become defined by reaction.To be known by what you're against rather than what you bless, build, or br...
Christ died for us while we were still sinners-before we cared about God. Grace didn't wait for you to improve.It didn't even wait for you to notice. Paul puts it in the simplest, most staggering sent...
Elijah called down fire from heaven on a Tuesday. By Wednesday, he sat under a tree and asked God to let him die. That is not a story about weak faith. That is a story about a real prophet in a real b...
Repentance isn't a vocabulary word.It's a heart movement. When Peter preached forgiveness, he didn't say, "Now repent."Yet Scripture records: "God has granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to...
Most people define grace as "unmerited favor." That is not wrong. But it is incomplete, like a tourist who visits Rome, sees a single fountain, and calls it the whole city. The Greek word behind "grac...
There is a misconception that God is only interested in our spiritual maintenance-our prayer life, our church attendance, our moral standing. We tend to separate "godliness" from real life. But God do...
A courtroom has already delivered the verdict. The judge has left the bench. The gavel has struck. And yet the defendant rises again to ask, "But are you sure?" That is the picture of a believer who d...
God finished all His work, looked at everything He had made, and then did something unexpected. He rested. Not because He was tired. Because everything was complete. That single act — rest on the seve...
The Bible never tells you to fight sin with willpower.It invites you to rest in the truth: "For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace."Romans 6:14 Law points...
Fruit cannot be imitated. It grows from believing the gospel. You can imitate someone's actions.You cannot imitate their fruit. Fruit isn't copied - it's cultivated through life. Jesus described it th...
A courtroom and a cross say the same thing: the debt has been paid. The difference is that the cross paid it for everyone who will ever believe — two thousand years before they were born. Forgiveness...
In a normal race, you start at the beginning and run toward the finish line. The prize comes at the end. But the Gospel flips the timeline. Because of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, the...