BE CAREFUL HOW YOU JUDGE

John 7:24 – Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment. One Sunday morning, an old cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt, and...

THE PEACE OF DISCIPLINE

Hebrews 12:11 – All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. In our devotion yesterday, we concluded with the biblical statement of Hebrews...

DISCERNING THE BODY OF CHRIST

1 Corinthians 11:31-32 – If we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world. This is a very powerful and important portion of Scripture. Paul helps the...

THE FAMILY OF GOD

Ephesians 2:19 – You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household. Within the body of Christ, our basic relationships can be expressed in terms of family. We are part of God’s extended family. God is...

THE ROLE OF THE SPIRIT

John 14:16 – I will ask the Father, and He will give another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth. The Father sent Jesus to redeem mankind from the curse of the Law (Galatians 3:13). When Jesus fulfilled the Father’s plan, He then asked...