Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this ...
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I still remember receiving a voicemail from one of my classmates on my family landline when I was in elementary school, announcing that I was not invited to her birthday party. This, of course, left me feeling left out and isolated. Being excluded always wounds us, ...
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Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ But they all began making excuses. Luke 14:16-18a
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” Matthew 16:24
In our Bible study yesterd...
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