But Jesus told him, ‘Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.’ — Luke 9:62 It took God one night to get Israel out of Egypt. But it took forty years to get Egypt out of…
“Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your…
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I…
“Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” —John 13:35 Before I became a believer, one of the things that attracted me to the Christian faith was the way Christians loved each other.…
“Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.” —Matthew 7:20 Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ? Not every Christian necessarily is. Some people go no further than…
“If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.” —Luke 14:26…
“But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to…
“He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power” —Hebrews 1:3 ESV Have you ever been caught doing something you weren’t supposed to do?…
“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” —Mark 13:33 NLT Prayer is one of the most powerful and misunderstood tools available to God’s people. Many people confuse it with normal conversation or…
“And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?” —Mark 8:36–37 NLT Years ago, I ran into a guy I used to hang out with in school. I hadn’t seen him in…