Many Christians have never learned to push through the initial sluggishness they feel and lay hold of Christ on a daily basis. ...
Community Groups are the place where we try to cultivate authentic Christian community with one another. That involves pursuing close relationships, meaningful conversations, and deep-rooted commitment....
If we want to be free, we have to embrace the right limitations. ...
The more you become captivated by God’s beauty, supremacy, and love, the more joy you’ll experience as you live for his glory....
When the Bible about the new creation in Revelation 21:1-8, it’s a lot different than the way we typically think about heaven....
So often, the "Jesus" we worship isn't the Jesus of the Bible but rather "Jesus" as we've re-created him to be....
I’ve understood that fasting is an important part of the Christian life. However, I’ve always wondered why. ...
We don't acquire the characteristics of a mature disciple simply by gaining Bible knowledge. In order to grow to Christian maturity, we also have to spend time with people who are spiritually mature themselves, observing their life and having formative conversations with them on a regular basis....
Christian maturity is a lot more than Bible knowledge. It's about growing to resemble Jesus in five areas....
God has designed the church to be a community of people where individuals who are significantly different from one another come together. And as they come together, they display the power of the gospel in a unique way. ...
Keep ReadingBut remember: in order to appreciate the cure we first have to understand the sickness. And in order to understand grace, we first have to understand sin and judgment and wrath. ...
Keep ReadingIn 1 Peter 1:4, Peter says that we have “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade.” If that's true, how foolish would we have to be to invest our energy in things that will fade away when we could be investing it in treasures that will last for eternity? ...
Keep ReadingGod has adopted us so that we’re in his family, we’re known by his name, and we’re loved and totally accepted. ...
Keep ReadingDon’t let the empty church buildings around Pittsburgh fool you. God is on the move, and he’s truly unstoppable as he works to accomplish his mission....
Keep ReadingSharing the gospel can be as simple as telling your story with Jesus at the center....
Keep ReadingWhat happens when life doesn’t turn out the way we want it to? How do we respond to the disappointments, the inconveniences, the heartaches, the suffering, and the unexpected detours that invariably come with life? ...
Keep ReadingIt seems like many peopleChristians and non-Christians alikehave an incredibly misguided view of what it means to be "spiritual." A truly spiritual person is seen as someone who renounces earthly enjoyments in order to devote themselves to higher, more spiritual pursuits. For example, a spiritual person will be careful not to have too much fun. That would be worldly. Inst...
Keep ReadingIn Matthew 5:14, Jesus says that his followers should function as “a city set on a hill”...
Keep ReadingYou’ve probably heard the advice people sometimes give to “be yourself.” It’s commonly given if someone is going in for a job interview, a first date, or something else they’re fretting about. Interestingly, God instructs Christians to do the same thing. “Be yourselves.”...
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