In John 15, Jesus teaches that our lives have weak batteries, and if we don’t stay plugged into him then we’re not going to produce the fruit we’re created for.
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William Wilberforce, a great abolitionist and leader, wrote a passionate letter to his fifteen-year-old daughter to share the wisdom he had learned through his many years of fighting for the anti-slavery movement in Britain.
We all carry baggage. Bad things happen to us and we feel shame; the baggage gets heavier. We lie about something; it gets bulkier. Our selfish reaction hurts someone we love; it’s like we added a bag of cement to our shoulders.
A couple years ago an NFL MVP quarterback performed a little action that said a lot. The room was filled with powerful and influential people, but in the corner was a teenager sitting by himself.
Two things are certain in life—besides death and taxes. One, you will have trouble in this world. Two, Jesus Christ has overcome the world. It’s the combination of these two realities that led Christ to encourage us with an exhortation: Take heart!
What is an hour? Would you say it’s sixty minutes? Maybe you’d say 3,600 seconds? It can be more than that, though. An hour is just enough time to grab lunch with an old friend. An hour is more than enough time to go for a bike ride around the neighborhood with your family.
Jesus saw beyond the atrocious things that were done to him and extended forgiveness and grace even to the people who hurt him.
Our destiny arises to meet us as an embrace of God-given security when we stop striving for ourselves
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted, both in this life and the life to come.
Jesus said the best response to our enemies is to love them.
One who wishes to live a life of faith must move beyond knowledge to action.