The secret to a good life and enjoy happy days is to be a blessing with our words and actions, responding to mistreatment with words of life.

The Christian household is meant to function in such a way that those apart from God will see a practical testimony of the Good News of Jesus. Is it really possible for our daily lives to reflect Jesus Christ?

As followers of Christ, we are to submit to those in authority, even if it means relinquishing our rights and preferences, so that our lives will lead others to Christ.

We live our life in Christ among those who need Christ, but we don’t live like them. We are God’s very own possession and have a unique identity in Him, living our lives in ways that show others about God’s great mercy and goodness.

When a person comes to Christ, they are granted new life, a fresh start. But our salvation is more than individual rescue; we are being built into something greater, on Christ the Cornerstone.

The Christian is a person “born again”, but like a newborn baby, needs good nourishment to grow up into maturity.

The hope of the gospel is that we are saved FOR a God-pleasing life, not saved BY trying to live like it. And we aren’t only saved FROM our old life, we’re saved FOR a new, fruitful life, one marked by love for others. What kind of life are you living?

We all need hope, but where do we find it? Our hope of eternal life is worth enduring hardship in this life, because the joy of our faith now and our reward of eternal life will be worth it all

As believers in Jesus, we are God’s chosen people, cleansed and holy, always in need of more grace and peace, living as temporary residents in this world. Do you know who you are and what you need?

On Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded of the dramatic fashion in which the church was born. Can the gifts demonstrated at the church’s Pentecost birth still bring our friends and neighbors to new life in Christ today?