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When I was a kid I was always outside playing sports with the neighborhood kids. Every day we would choose sides. Besides the tension of hoping I would get picked, there was the stress of wanting to be selected for the best team. I didn’t just want to play, I wanted to win. Matthew 25:31-32Continue reading “Choose Sides”

We have all known employees who tend to slack off when the boss is not watching. They survive by only doing the bare minimum, but seem to be able to impress the supervisor. Our job is made more difficult by this type of worker and the company suffers. In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the storyContinue reading “Faithful Servant”

Each of us has our morning routine to get ready for the day ahead. We eat breakfast, brush our teeth, shower, shave, and put on our clothes. All these essentials make for good preparation. But aren’t we missing something? We got ready on the outside but didn’t give attention to our inner selves. Jesus isContinue reading “Preparations For the Day”

Sometimes I think that our culture thinks about things in the exact opposite way of the truth. We are told if you work hard enough you can achieve anything. Or if you want something strongly enough you can get it with the right amount of focus. I believe these statements put unrealistic expectations on people,Continue reading “Backwards Thinking”

Romans 8:29-30 says, “For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.”Continue reading “Salvation is a Progression”