Jesus wants you to serve Him, no question about it, but He wants you to serve Him after you fellowship with Him, after you spend time in His presence. The rule for living a life in God is now & will always be: Love first; serve second.

Jesus wants you to serve Him, no question about it, but He wants you to serve Him after you fellowship with Him, after you spend time in His presence. The rule for living a life in God is now & will always be: Love first; serve second.

Whatever it is that stands in your way it no doubt falls into the not-now / maybe-later / but-first category. You'll never have the life of your dreams as you long as you give yourself permission to say, "But first let me do this."

Whatever it is that stands in your way it no doubt falls into the not-now / maybe-later / but-first category. You'll never have the life of your dreams as you long as you give yourself permission to say, "But first let me do this."

Go out into the deep & cast your net & cast your net & cast your net ...

Go out into the deep & cast your net & cast your net & cast your net ...

Jesus is calling us to a great life, a life of celebration in his kingdom. Will you be there?

Jesus is calling us to a great life, a life of celebration in his kingdom. Will you be there?

In Jesus' day, he was confronted with a number of hypocritical attitudes in religious people—and he spoke out against them. He spoke out against their game-playing & their facades & challenged them to embrace true holiness. Today he still makes the same challenge. We struggle with the same temptations to play religious games—and this kind of hypocrisy is a major roadblock in our journey into holiness.

In Jesus' day, he was confronted with a number of hypocritical attitudes in religious people—and he spoke out against them. He spoke out against their game-playing & their facades & challenged them to embrace true holiness. Today he still makes the same challenge. We struggle with the same temptations to play religious games—and this kind of hypocrisy is a major roadblock in our journey into holiness.