If God, in His infinite mercy, tomorrow should send you a check for a million dollars, what would you do with it? How would you impact the world? How would you help your community?
Read MoreIf you wait for all conditions to be just right, you probably will never serve. . . . . Ask God to open doors and then walk through them. Serve in something that stretches you.
Read MoreEvery act has its motivation. God not only sees the acts, He knows the intentions of the heart.
Read MoreGrace is free, but ministry takes resources. If God has blessed you, He did so that you could be a blessing to others.
Read MoreDon’t discount criticism altogether. It can be the sandpaper that can polish the work of art God and you are building.
Read MoreA close look at the personality of the disciples reveals anything but uniformity. . . . What message is Jesus trying to send us through the selection of the disciples? A simple one: if Jesus was able to transform and use them, He can do the same with me.
Read MoreIt’s our privilege to touch those around us with our friendship and support. Each of us can help change our friends’ lives, help them bounce back from the lowest of times, and help them learn about the love of God.
Read MoreHow can we serve others when our own private life is falling apart? Today’s text shows us a future king living in a cave with many problems on his hands.
Read MoreThe truth is that many times we are afraid of the people we claim we want to reach.
Read MoreNowhere in this story do you see the older brother pleading/talking/interceding with his younger sibling to get him to stay. He never calls him his brother. Not once.
Read MoreIf you serve people, you will surely be criticized . . . . The Pharisees criticized Jesus and found Him “guilty by association.”
Read MoreThe disciples thought that Jesus didn’t care. We do the same sometimes. We blame Him for the bad that happens and attribute the good to talent or good luck.
Read MoreIt’s easy to look at what Jesus went through and shake our heads with disgust. How could they? Why would they? But the truth is: I did this.
Read MoreIt came in a little box, and I was so thankful and happy when I received it. I can just think of the day when my heavenly Father returns. Not with a box, but with my salvation in His hands.
Read MoreIt is clear from scripture that God not only cares that we serve others, but He cares why we serve others.
Read MoreWhom do you need to forgive today? Whom can you show you have forgiven by paying back good for evil through service?
Read MoreTherefore, salvation . . . is paramount. We don’t just serve because we want people to be better off. We serve because we want people to be saved.
Read MoreIf we look at the life of Jesus as an example, we can see His reaction to the interruptions. Jesus blessed children, resurrected the dead, healed the sick, all outside of the programmed schedule for that day. That interruption you are experiencing might be God’s chance to perform a miracle.
Read MoreThe poor are to be relieved, the sick cared for, the sorrowing and the bereaved comforted, the ignorant instructed, the inexperienced counseled.
Read MoreWe have it backwards sometimes. We use people and love things.
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