“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) God wasn’t scrambling when you showed up. He didn’t wait until you got saved to…
“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins… But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace…
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) You are staring at a masterpiece every morning. Every time you look in the mirror,…
“That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that…
“And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.” 2 Timothy 1:11 (NIV) God doesn’t randomly assign people to kingdom roles or ministry positions. Paul uses the word “appointed” to describe his calling with…
“So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.” 2 Timothy 1:8 (NIV) Shame silences testimonies faster than persecution…
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” 2 Timothy 1:6 (NIV) Your spiritual gift is dying without deliberate attention and care. Paul…
“I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am convinced, now lives in you also.” 2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV) Faith travels through generations like treasured family recipes.…
“But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his road had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the…
“But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his road had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the…