Lesson 9: Love Your Enemies
Thank you for joining me today as we reflect on Matthew 5:43-48. In this passage, Jesus calls his followers to a standard of love that transcends worldly expectations and reflects the very heart of God. Loving Beyond the World’s Standards Jesus begins by quoting the common understanding of love and hate: “You have heard that […]
Willing to Die?
Disciples and Disciple-making (12)Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.” Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times.” John 13.37, […]
Vision and Focus
Pray for Your Church: The Foundations (4) But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of […]
Taste and See the Goodness of God
Welcome to Weekly Peace As we begin a new week, Psalm 34 invites us to experience the goodness of God – not just as a truth to be believed but as a reality to be embraced. David, writing from a place of deliverance, calls us to taste and see that the Lord is good. This […]
How We Pray
Luke 9:18–22 (ESV) Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” Then he said to them, […]
Restoration and Redemption
Jesus throughout the Scriptures: Pre-exilic Prophets 2 (1) Pray Psalm 115.1-3.Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us,But to Your name give glory,Because of Your mercy,Because of Your truth.Why should the Gentiles say,“So where is their God?”But our God is in heaven;He does whatever He pleases. Sing Psalm 115.1-3.(Plainfield: Nothing But the Blood of Jesus)Not to us, O God, not […]
New Visions
Our readings in this series are from the book, The Church Captive. Here is a brief excerpt from page 45: “During the Awakening, those coming under the influence of the Holy Spirit began experiencing new visions of Christian possibility, of Christ working to advance His Kingdom in new, enlarged, and exciting ways. The pastors to whom Edwards wrote were suspicious […]