Character Development – 2 Peter 1:5-11

You Will Know Them By Their Fruit 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess theseContinue reading “Character Development – 2 Peter 1:5-11”

A Calling of God – John 9:4

As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. Jesus indicated that we are to work while it is day.  Just as we can see the light fading into dusk, so it is becoming in the world today.  In theContinue reading “A Calling of God – John 9:4”

A Calling of God – Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.“ Salt, during the time of Jesus’ ministry, was of far greater value than it is today.  Communities were oftenContinue reading “A Calling of God – Matthew 5:13”

A Calling of God – 1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. What a high calling!  To carry the requests of the people to Almighty God!  A great privilege indeed.  Oh, the needs areContinue reading “A Calling of God – 1 Peter 2:9”