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Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. What does it take to win …
Psalm 96:3
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
We can be life changers by telling our stories. Each of us can “declare His glory among …
Romans 12:15-16
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Let’s face it—we all struggle with…
Proverbs 22:9
The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
Steve, a 62-year-old homeless military veteran, attempted to earn money by displaying his hand-drawn art…
Isaiah 58:6-7
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the …
Hebrews 13:16
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Eighteenth-century English cleric John Wesley had this for his rule of life: Do all the good you can…
Mark 10:43-45
...whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Have you ever had a special possession?
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. When Christ died on the cross, we …
Psalm 51:17
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
According to Tim Keller, a broken and contrite heart “knows how little it deserves yet how …
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing …
Matthew 13:44
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Leading up to the 1994 World Cup, our son collected…
James 1:17-18
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
Psalm 9:1-2
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.I will be glad and rejoice in you;I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. Have you ever had a day when nothing went right?
Ephesians 5:18-20
...be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for …
Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
Sometimes it’s easy to praise God. But sometimes, it takes an act of will. When things are not…
Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and …
Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. Since 9/11, we’ve learned that even things we used to think of as unshakeable,
Philippians 4:4-7
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving…
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Pray continually, give thanks always in all circumstances—why?
By now you’ve probably heard Pastor David say that the COVID-19 pandemic has made us more aware that we are all responsible for our own spiritual formation.
If you’re unfamiliar with the term spiritual formation, it is simply…
Spiritual formation is a process. One foot in front of the other. Reading God’s word today. Stillness before the Lord today. A sacrifice of praise today. An act of obedience today.
As I’ve been reaching out to our Living Streams family during this lingering season of COVID-19 quarantine, I’ve been hearing of a rise in anxiety and depression. For some, it’s due to loss of employment or
O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Many moments have whizzed by us this year, some full of pain and confusion that we haven’t yet had time to process.
Our God is outside of time. His Kingdom is not weighed down by disease, unrest, or political disagreement. And yet, He sent His son Jesus to intersect with time,
– Psalm 34:4
If you are feeling anxious right now, just turn off the news, get away from social media, get quiet, and dig into God’s word. It is filled with comfort and strength for his people. Here are some verses that can not only calm your fears, but can also build your faith and courage. Maybe you should pick out a few to meditate on today:
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
– Psalm 34:4
I dropped Kristina off at Banner University Hospital on April 27th. When I kissed her good-bye, I did not know if we would ever see each other again. I drove back to the hospital on May 20th. As I pulled up to the curb, Kristina stood up from a wheelchair and stepped into our car. Three years after her heart had stopped three times,
At the time of this writing, the ugliness of racial prejudice is once again stirring up powerful emotions across our nation. And we wonder: How can we ever be a united people when hatred exists among us?
Plain and simple, racism is a sin. And God’s people have got to take the lead in humbling ourselves, and in asking him to forgive us as a nation, to change us, and to help us love one another.
When Moses encountered the burning bush. He was told to do something: “Take off your shoes. This is holy ground”.
When God awakens us in an area or touches us in our whole spiritual life, He usually calls us to “do something”. In my experience, some of the greatest times of awakening and growth have been my deepest points of pain, confusion, or silence in my life. I did not always know what to do, how to do it, or what the next step was.