When his disciples were showing their self-serving bias, Jesus said something radical: that greatness comes through serving others. Who are you serving today?

Surrendering our pleasures doesn't mean living a pleasure-less life... it means finding our deepest pleasure and joy in our relationship with God. We renounce worldly pleasures to enjoy superior pleasure in Him.

We are not owners of our possessions, instead we surrender our ownership to God and become stewards of HIS blessings. A lesson today from a six year old named Blake.

Instead of living for our glory and greatness, we live for His greatness - devoting our life to making Him look great.

When we surrender to God, we give him our plans, and yield to whatever plans HE has in mind for us.

What does it mean to take up your cross and follow Jesus? It means surrender - giving up that which you consider your own, to Him.

"The Christian who has stopped repenting has stopped growing" - John Blanchard.

Repentance should be a lifestyle, not just a once-off! And remember, such a lifestyle is so much better with friends to support you.

The call to repentance is not a moralistic scolding! ANYONE can improve their morals, but what Jesus calls for is a change of heart, which results in a greater commitment to good. Give him your heart, and see your morals change flowing out of your new love for him.

"Remorse is being sorry... repentance is being sorry enough to stop." Have we confessed without repenting? Jesus calls us to do more than confess - he calls us to repent and change our ways.

Some people think that they are basically good, and so they don't need to repent. But Jesus calls us all - the good, the bad, the ugly - to repent and believe the good news.