Being a living sacrifice, as described in Romans 12:1, means surrendering ourselves completely to God in worship, obedience, and daily devotion.

Following Jesus is about renewal that comes solely through the work of the Holy Spirit.

The Bible speaks highly of having a contrite heart, emphasizing that God values humility, repentance, and brokenness over pride and self-sufficiency. A contrite heart refers to a heart that is deeply sorry for sin, sincerely seeking forgiveness and restoration with God.

What does it mean to live a life of sacrifice—to have the posture of offering ourselves to God?

"If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet"

Notice something striking–the disciples did not take the bread for themselves; Jesus broke it and gave it to them. He offered it freely to a table full of sinners.

Baptism visually represents a burial and resurrection. When someone is lowered into the water, it signifies the death of their old self, enslaved to sin. When they rise, it symbolizes their new life in Christ, free from the bondage of sin.

Philippians 3 almost paints a bleak picture of the believer’s journey. Are we called to seek out suffering? Is that the goal? If the Christian life ended in suffering, it would be unbearable.

Paul was never content with complacency. The Christian life is one of continuous movement: “I press on to make it my own because Christ Jesus has made me His own” (Philippians 3:12).

The cross is not just a moment of salvation—it is a daily experience.

There is a truth that is all at once freeing and terrifying. To know Christ, we must destroy the idol of self.

What does it mean to live in the triumph of Jesus Christ? We were once spiritually dead, but now we are alive in Christ. Our past sins no longer define us because of His resurrection power.

God’s nature is to bring healing and restoration to humanity. It’s the heart, maybe even better said, the mission, for why Jesus came in the flesh.

What if many in the crowd were actually “dead men walking,” feeling helpless and hopeless?

Depression...let’s be honest about it.

he grace of Jesus never leaves us as it finds us. His pursuit transforms us, calling us to forsake our old ways and walk in newness of life. This means that a true follower of Christ not only abandons the sin they carried before but also is given Christ’s love and heart for broken sinners around them.

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How could You allow deep dread and fear to sink my soul to the depths of depression?

God has commanded sabbath rest to be a regular rhythm of submission, where we acknowledge that we cannot—without the Lord.

Because the Lord is our shepherd, we have no needs, we are lacking in nothing. Can you honestly say that you are totally content?