The Discipline of Hearing, Reading and Studying God’s Word
“Exercise yourself to become more godly.” The athlete who is unwilling to discipline his or her body by regular exercise…
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Fully Human 3: Shady Birth
Each Christmas the cute Nativity scene of Jesus’ birth fills us with warm fuzzy feelings of love and bliss, but…
Fully Human 2: Emptied Out
What does it mean to say that Jesus ‘emptied Himself?’ The almighty, all-knowing God chose to become a vulnerable, weak,…
Fully Human 1: The Humanity of Jesus
How often do we think about the way in which God chose to come to us: as fully, totally, utterly,…
Spiritual Disciplines #3 – Memorizing the Word
Most people are convinced that they can’t memorize Scripture. Even more do not understand the value of this spiritual discipline.…
Godly Jealousy?! Pt. 4 of 4
Godly jealousy is good news. It is not like human jealousy. This we learn from Deuteronomy 5:6-10, where God describes…
Godly Jealousy?! Pt. 3 of 4
Godly jealousy can be a confusing message. On this part 3 of 4, we consider God’s warning and his promise…
Spiritual Disciplines #2 – Bible Intake
Bible intake is the first spiritual discipline mentioned in just about any training program. Yet, many Christians are struggling to…
Godly Jealousy?! Pt. 2 of 4
Throughout this series, we are learning from Deuteronomy 5:6-10 about a different type of jealousy: godly jealousy. In Part 1…
Spiritual Disciplines #1 – Growth in Godliness
Jesus brings life change. If any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. He’s born again spiritually. So…
Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray
Prayer is an extremely important component of our Christian life but many of us struggle with prayer. Even Jesus disciples…
Godly Jealousy!? Pt. 1 of 4
Jealousy is a powerful emotion. Most of us have been subject to the destructive forces of another person’s possesiveness. Therefore,…