2 Peter 1:6 (NKJV) 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, As we work our way through the various attributes that God has said we should have, let’s start today with self-control. There are many sides to being self-controlled, but the biggest factor here is self-discipline. Without discipline, there is no self-control, … Read more
2 Peter 1:5-6 (NKJV) 5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, The verses in 2 Peter 1:5-9 are a massive directive for the life of a believer. Yesterday we looked at the first part … Read more
2 Peter 1:5 (NKJV) 5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge… Because of the many things that God has blessed us with (grace, mercy, His many promises, and so much more), Peter urges us to “give all diligence” to various things to walk out … Read more
1 Peter 4:2 (NKJV) 2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. We are not our own. We do not live for ourselves. We are all learning to walk in this kind of living. And we are … Read more
2 Timothy 2:15-16 (NKJV) 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. Where are we in our walk with God? Are we growing? Are we … Read more
Psalm 143:10 (NKJV) 10 Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. There are a lot of things we have to learn when we become God’s child. It’s not time for us to put our feet up and just relax. It’s … Read more
Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV) 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. Walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him. This is the Christian walk, summarized in … Read more
Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV) 3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ God tells us many, many times throughout His word to seek Him. He says it in many different ways; come after Him, draw near to Him, seek Him, call Him, and … Read more
Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ! As we grow in Christ, it can be similar to climbing a ladder. The higher we go, the more we need God to keep us stable and secure. In today’s video, The Ladder, we discuss this and talk about how growing with God impacts our lives as a whole. … Read more
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Doing something new and different can be a problem for us sometimes because we get used to doing things a certain way. Doing … Read more
1 Corinthians 13:11 (NKJV) 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. There comes a time for each of us when we need to grow up and become responsible adults. With … Read more