The killing of George Floyd by the police sparked nationwide protests and riots. Many Christians' responses have been shaped not by the voice of Jesus but by other voices. As followers of Jesus, we need to listen to him and respond in the way he wants us to respond. This is the twelfth of the devotionals originally presented on Facebook Live for the encouragement of the church in quarantine.

We consider the nature of change. How can we grow? Who produces change? And can we be confident that we will actually become fully sanctified?

The eleventh of the devotionals originally presented on Facebook Live for the encouragement of the church in quarantine.

On this Ascension Sunday, we consider how the church's humility is given by and patterned after the gospel of the humbled and exalted Jesus Christ.

The tenth of the devotionals originally presented on Facebook Live for the encouragement of the church in quarantine.

We cannot live in a manner worthy of the gospel unless we live in community and partnership with other Christians. We are a heavenly colony in the world. As we stand firm together in unity we give evidence of the gospel's power to the world.

The ninth of the devotionals originally presented on Facebook Live for the encouragement of the church in quarantine

For a Christian, to live is Christ and to die is gain. The gospel has completely transformed our experience of life and death. Do you have this hope in Christ?

The eighth of the devotionals originally presented on Facebook Live for the encouragement of the church in quarantine.

Our joyful suffering is essential for the spread of the gospel. We can only find contentment and joy when we see our lives as ordered by Christ, centered on Christ, and patterned after Christ.