We often use scripture as a means for proof-texting our beliefs, which is not entirely bad. It’s almost unavoidable. But we must be careful when using the Bible in this manner because sometimes scripture isn’t answering the question that we’re asking. Case in point—Romans 10:9 & 10.

Worship is an end in and of itself. Worship is never a step on the way to something else. Worship should never be pursued as a means to achieving something other than worship. Worship is not a door through which we pass to get somewhere else. Worship is the goal.

In John Chapter 4, Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman who is drawing water from a well. Our Lord reveals His identity to her and offers her a gift—Spirit and Truth. His identity is the Messiah, and His gift is the Holy Spirit.

Hypocrisy is the gap between what we show and who we are. It’s the gap between what we say and how we live. It’s the gap between our public persona and our private character. We close the gap with Jesus!

God does not take death lightly. He takes all death seriously; whether it’s a one-hundred-year-old man or an infant. Both are costly in God’s eyes. Make no mistake, death is the enemy. Death entered the picture in the Garden of Eden with the fall of man, and it’s been a problem ever since.

Pride is behind EVERY sin. Every sin that has ever been committed, is being committed, or will be committed is because of pride. Therefore, pride is the number one thing that keeps people out of heaven.

Don’t allow politics to shape you! Don’t allow politics to shape your worldview. Don’t allow politics to shape your view of people. Don’t allow politics to shape your view of faith. Let Jesus do that. Let Him and Him alone shape you.

Where’s your treasure? Life follows your heart. So, where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Your heart is mobile, which means that we have complete control over where it goes, what it follows, and what it worships.

Remember the “W.W.J.D.” bracelets that were popular in the 90’s. The origins of the acronym W.W.J.D. can be traced back to a Kansas preacher and author named Charles Sheldon who wrote a book back in the 1800’s entitled In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do? The book has sold over 30 million copies. Sheldon encouraged his congregation and the readers of his book to not do anything without first asking themselves, “What would Jesus do?” I want to ask a different question. I want us to think about W.W.J.U.? What would Jesus undo? And I want to start with the walls we put up and the lines of division we draw.