The Bible is powerful, but many Christians still feel unsure about how to read it, understand it, or make it part of everyday life.

In this message, we look at what Scripture says it does in us: teaching, correcting, training, preparing, and equipping us for the life God has called us to live. We also look at some simple ways to begin: make a plan, read with others, be where Scripture is read, and ask God to open our eyes.You do not have to understand everything before you begin.

Start somewhere, and open the Bible.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

We spend a lot of time looking for ways to make life better, easier, and more effective. But what are the practices that actually shape us into the people we've been created to be? Psalm 19 points us to three things worth doing every day: praise, Scripture, and prayer. Praise helps us recognize the greatness of God. Scripture shows us His ways, gives wisdom, restores the soul, and helps us see clearly. Prayer brings our whole lives before God, asking Him to reveal what we cannot see, empower us to overcome sin, and change both our hearts and our words.

We don’t need 37 life hacks. Start here: praise God, listen to His Word, and talk to Him.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

In Acts 14:22, we are reminded that hardship is part of the Christian journey, but it is not the end of the story. Scripture encourages us not to let present suffering overshadow the good God is still doing. Suffering is temporary, it touches all of us, and in time it gives way to comfort - so keep going and do not quit!

Romans 12 gives us a beautiful picture of what the life of a disciple should look like - but sometimes that calling can feel impossible. Romans 7-8 reminds us that God never intended for us to live this life by our own strength; he gives us his spirit to empower us, help us, and form us into the likeness of Christ. When we reach the end of ourselves, we can remember: "I can’t. But with God, I can."

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Continuing the call to overcome evil with good, Romans 12 shows us what that looks like: blessing those who hurt us, refusing every form of retaliation, pursuing peace, and forgiving. Forgiveness does not mean ignoring sin or allowing someone to continue in it; love may gently confront wrongdoing with the goal of restoration. When we entrust justice to God and choose active love instead, evil does not get the final word, love does.

Romans 12 calls us to offer our whole lives to God, including the way we respond when others hurt or wrong us. Allowing evil to shape our response distorts our relationships with the offender, with others, and even with ourselves, while contributing to more evil. But with hearts strengthened by God, we can intentionally choose to overcome evil with good through every good work and word.

The gospel is good news, but to understand just how good it is, we first have to face the bad news: all of us have sinned and fallen short of God's standard. We cannot excuse our sin, compare ourselves to others, or earn our way out of its consequences. But through Jesus Christ, God offers what we could never provide for ourselves: forgiveness, mercy, transformation, and the hope of eternal life.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Romans 12:16 calls us to live in harmony with one another, which requires the humility to recognize that we may not always be right. Following Jesus means refusing to let pride, differences, or disagreements determine how we see and treat our brothers and sisters. Harmony doesn't mean we all think the same thing or sing the same note; it means that different notes can still belong to the same song as we accept one another just as Christ accepted us.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Romans 12:15 calls believers to do more than acknowledge one another's joys and sorrows—it calls us to enter them. In this teaching, we explore what it means to genuinely rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep, discovering that Christian love refuses to remain emotionally distant. As the body of Christ, we are invited to share one another's burdens and celebrations so that the world may see the love of Jesus through us.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Romans 12:14 calls followers of Jesus to respond to persecution in a way that is completely contrary to our natural instincts: "Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse." Instead of returning evil for evil, we're called to pray for our enemies, do good to them, and speak well of them because Christ first loved and blessed us when we were his enemies. 

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.