Christians must grow in loving God and the things He loves while rejecting the things that are opposed to God and lead us to move our affections away from Him.

Christians are called to partner together in gospel ministry with the shared vision of making much of Jesus. Such partnership includes the sacrificial giving of our finances and serves to advance the gospel in places where Christ is not known.

Disciples of Jesus must discipline themselves to be like him. This training includes the very practical lifestyle exercises of Bible intake and prayer, both privately and corporately.

Christmas is all about the glory of God in the salvation of sinners. God the Son adds flesh to His divinity and enters into the world He created, in order to rescue us from the curse we brought upon ourselves.

John writes to encourage Christians to believe what we already are. In Christ, our sins are forgiven, we know God, and we have overcome the evil one.

The love of the brethren is a vital mark of true faith. Those who love the brethren demonstrate that they walk in the light, while those who do not love show they dwell in darkness.

Because Christ has fully reconciled believing sinners to God, we can rejoice in the eternal glory that awaits us, a certainty that allows us to rejoice even amid suffering.

Obeying Christ is one of the clearest marks that we've actually come to saving faith in Him.

The only way sinners like us can have fellowship with a God who is light is to acknowledge our sin, confess it to God and completely trust in Jesus' work on the cross.