Reading: John 15:18-21 The World Hates the Disciples18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not...  Read More

Reading: Luke 14:25-33The Cost of Being a Disciple25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and childr...  Read More

Reading: 1 Samuel 17:45-4745 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Isra...  Read More

Reading: Matthew 5:14-16; Ephesians 2:10"You are the light of the world... let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." God has strategical...  Read More

Reading: Galatians 6:2-10; Hebrews 10:24-25"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." The Christian life was never meant to be lived in isolation. The early chur...  Read More

Reading: James 1:27; Psalm 68:5-6"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress." God's heart has always been for the vulnerabl...  Read More