1st John 2:15-17 tells us that we should not love the world. What does that mean? What is the cost of doing the will of God?

Who is the Lord to you? We need a personal revelation of the Christ of the Scriptures in order to stand in this world.

What happens when the Word of God seems "worthless" to you because it does not appear to address what you think is important? But God is the Great Physician, He knows what you really need.

It is in His voice that we have clarity and not in the circumstances. His word is a lamp to our feet and light to our path.

It's His Word that sustains us and causes us to have restraint when we are tempted to be independent of God.

When trials come, see them as opportunities to draw nearer to God and to bear fruit. Do not shortcut the process, let God refine you by His Word and Spirit.

Jesus is the image of the invisible God. True spiritual maturity is looking more like His Son. Every circumstance we have the opportunity to bear the image of Christ.

You are worth God's life...You are valuable to God.

Taking an intermission from Colossians study to talk about how many will say "Lord, Lord" and will be dismissed by Him.

Matthew 7:21-23

The gift that is free to us came at a great cost to Him. Remember that.