In Matthew 22, Jesus calls on His followers to love God with all their heart, soul and mind.  And to equally love their neighbors as themselves.  In this dark world today, are we being the Light of Christ to those around us?  Are we truly loving others more than ourselves?

When everything seems turbulent, we can rest in the peace of God.

In this life we have two choices.   We can choose to build our house upon the sand, living for ourselves  and watch it all come crashing down or we can choose to build our house upon the rock that is Jesus and be secure in Him. We can choose the broad path or the narrow path.

Jesus has invited us to live a life where we no longer devour those who are different from us, but instead show them the love of God that has transformed sinners like us into saints.

We don’t have to be overcome with worry about the state of our world, or our retirement accounts, or keeping up with appearances. Jesus presents us with a way of life that is altogether different, but to accept it requires a full system rebuild. It’s a life where our worry, fear, comparison, and endless striving are met with the good news of the Gospel — that there is peace, hope, assurance, and love in Jesus.

Prayer is an essential practice to grow as apprentices (or disciples) of Jesus as we learn to walk in His way.  As we pray as God intended, we’re transformed moment by moment, day by day, to have the life that God intended for us — to walk with Him in the cool of the day.

This morning the Spronks share with us about the Missions hospital in Bongolo, Gabon Scripture for today: Deut 29:29 and Psalm 73:21-28

Jesus’ message is one of holiness where He calls us to live according to His ways. This requires us to die to ourselves and seek His ways above our own ways — even when that is difficult!

According to Jesus the #blessed life is something a bit different than you might expect.  Jesus is inviting us into life as He intended it to be lived — a life that is one of true happiness.

The Great Commission is our primary calling in this life. It doesn't matter if you're a doctor or a teacher or businessperson or pilot or stay-at-home parent or are retired — your primary calling is to participate in the Great Commission.