Summary: Christians don’t realize the power of the mind to think like Jesus. Instead, we use it to think worldly thoughts, entertain temptations, and fall short of God’s plan for the Christian mind. Join me in thinking like Jesus in this post. Introduction In my last two posts, I talked…
Summary: Many Christians don’t realize how crucial the mind is to our growth in Him and transformation into the new creatures He is making us to be. Here’s the conclusion to renewing your mind in Christ, focusing on Christian meditation. Introduction This post is the concluding Part 2 to “How…
What’s a Life Empowered by the Spirit Look Like? Summary: A life empowered by the Spirit of God can take the world by storm. But what does this Spirit-empowered life look like? I describe this life and what it can do for Jesus in this world. Introduction In my last…
Summary: John gives us an incredible vision of the future of disciples of Jesus and the prophecy of Revelation. Join me in seeing what John saw as we unpack the book of Revelation and see what happens in the end times. Introduction In my last post, I tracked growing in…
Summary: John talks about loving one another and how to test the spirits of this world in his letters. He teaches us how to imitate good and godly people. We grow in Christ and in Christian character as we read John’s three letters. Introduction In my last post, I taught…
Summary: What do Peter and Jude say about Christian character development? We have much to learn from 2 Peter and Jude as Jesus’s disciples. They deal mostly with false teachers and prophets, and we need to know how to recognize them. Introduction In my first post, I described Christian character…
Summary: What do James and Peter teach about growing in Christ and living for Him? We look at the letters of James and 1 Peter to see how they characterize character development for disciples of Jesus. Introduction In my last post, I described growing in Christian character from the book…
Summary: The writer of Hebrews gives us great examples of how to live for Jesus as His disciples today. What points he made stick out to disciples of Jesus? Introduction In my last post, I finished teaching on the takeaways of Paul’s letters for growing in Christ as His disciple…
Summary: We continue to travel through Paul’s letters and find many gems in the letters to the Thessalonians and Philemon. Paul has much to teach us about the character of Jesus God is working in our hearts and lives. What can you learn from these letters? Introduction In my last…
Summary: Paul’s letters to the Ephesians and Colossians were probably written at the same time. We have much to apply from the theology and application parts of these letters. Introduction In my last post, I talked about the character the disciple of Jesus is developing from Paul’s encouragement in the…