We can do exceedingly above what we think, if God can do it in Paul's life He can make a change in your live as well. God has given you everything you need for the task before you.

The Bible tells us when the end time come Jerusalem will be attacked and there will be war, it will be the Day of the Lord, the nations will come against Israel. When you see these things take place know that the Son of man is coming.

A church who loses its purpose, which is to spread the gospel, is a spiritually dead church. The Gospel shines out to a lost and dying world and saves the lost. The ultimate purpose of the church is to promote the gospel and sound doctrine/teaching.

Paul is identifying a group of people who teach another doctrine and they are a threat to the faith. We are to be on offense against false doctrine and live according to God's word and the truth.

Jesus is watching the crowd as the people put in their offerings. He observes the contrast of false worship and true worship that is done with a true heart. Jesus takes note of the little things and the big things, he sees the heart. Our giving is based on how much we sacrifice.

How do you handle life when things don't turn out your way? God is patient with us when things are difficult and He takes our brokenness and puts us back together. When we leave God out of our decisions we are asking for trouble.