Posts with the tag “pursuit”

"For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps."- 1 Peter 2:21   If you’ve been following along with us over the past week and a half, you’ve explored how adding various fruits of the Spirit to your spiritual bag can greatly impact your life. Through this journey, we’ve learned that becoming the person God has ...  Read More

"The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon their faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron." - 1 Timothy 4:1-2   As we look at today’s key verse, we learn about how we can guard against false teachings. In this passage in 1 Timothy, we read about how some ...  Read More

“One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, ‘Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.” (Revelation 17:1-2)Revelation 17 tells the story of a prostitute. Not a specific prostitute, but more of a...  Read More

“You have heard it said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:43-4).   Sometimes, the one who pushes you away with the most force is the one who needs you the most. When we’re dealing with people who despise us for loving Jesus, it’s hard to imagine that the Lord wants anything to do with such peopl...  Read More