Pursuing Jesus

Ahab showed no interest in hearing the truth. His fellow king Jehoshaphat had a reputation as a good king, a true follower of the LORD. As disciples of Jesus, we learn to HEAR and SPEAK the truth in love.

If we're ever going to be in a place to judge others (help them with the speck in their eye), we need to first submit ourselves to judgment (deal with the plank in our own eye).

Looking at Ephesians 4:1-6. we see that some of the keys of getting along with people include being humble and gentle, and seeking their best.

With our speech we can build people up or tear them down; we can bestow blessing or wreak havoc.

Christians believe that God knows everything. If this is so, why pray? Taking Jesus, the Son of God incarnate, as our example, we learn that what we call a "relationship with God" is constituted by prayer.

Scripture is a underused resource to guide and structure our prayer life.

In the Lord's Prayer Jesus teaches us how to say to God, "YOUR kingdom come, YOUR will be done" rather than "MY kingdom come, MY will be done."

What's the right form of address to use when we pray? God? Lord? Father? Jesus? Holy Spirit?

We can learn from the disciples' working with Jesus to feed 5000

One of the most important things we do in worship is meet with God.