As believers we have been given the grace to finish a more important race as we follow Christ our Champion.

Peter calls us to lay aside three garments of pride.

Will you believe that Jesus is risen from the dead, or will you reject the truth- This decision, to believe, is what will fundamentally change your life.

If all we needed was emotional rest, we could go on vacation. But what Christ is addressing, and people need more than anything is spiritual rest. Hebrews 4-9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God

Even if billions more of sinful people are born - Christ's death is sufficient to cover the sins for all. How graphically the atoning work of Christ reveals to us the heart of God for the salvation of sinners

This four-step practice equips us to every good work and usefulness to God. We should be using these verses -2 Tim 3-16-17- as a yardstick to measure our growth in Christlikeness.

The antidote to stress, anxiety, confusion, and worry is faith in God- a resolute trust that Jesus is in control, and that He is preparing the very best outcome for His followers.

Jesus promises eternal life based upon your response to three statements found in this text.

The means of victory over temptation is not in what man can do alone but is bound up in the faithfulness of God. God will always provide an escape route, an exit strategy a way of deliverance.

A person's behavior is not changed until their character is changed and their character is not changed until their nature is changed and that is a result of becoming a new creature in Christ.