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If Christians love Jesus, why is there so much hurt in the church? Jesus confronted the hypocrisy of religious people & desires His disciples to walk in love. Only when we stop pretending the church is perfect can we invite Jesus to conform us more and more to His image.

What would it look like this week not to participate in the struggle for approval and success in any way? How would that make you different? What would it do to your emotional health and well-being? To your relationships? The answer comes in walking in the Spirit!

God has brought us into His household. Adopted as sons & daughters, everything is okay between us now due to Christs death & resurrection! The question is, do we live our daily lives as if that’s true?

Do you share law or grace with others? Are you a rule-keeper who judges others by how well they keep the rules, or a grace-giver overflowing with good favor & forgiveness? We must remember, only the God of all grace saves. Our witness must be focused on His grace.

We are justified by faith in Christ & nothing else. Are the challenges & decisions in your daily life clarified & guided by the faith you have in Christ, or do you pray occasionally but most of the time go it alone?

The message of the gospel is of utmost importance. Paul’s passion reveals the gospel is what he cares about most. As you listen today, think, if someone were to gauge what you care about most, based on the passion you have for it, what would that be?

The resurrection of Jesus shows us there’s re-creation to come. The signs in John show us God’s active in the world; now God calls us to be His sign to those around us.

Jesus is the resurrection and the life. God loves you so much that He is willing to experience the suffering of humanity so you can live with Him. God is at work in this world through Jesus for our salvation, and part of that salvation is that the dead in Christ shall rise.

Jesus is the Light of the World. When He encountered suffering, His focus was on compassion, rather than judgment. If we follow Him, this dictates we do the same.

The feeding of the five thousand reminds us that Jesus is the Bread of Life. The question is, are we, or someone we know, requesting more signs as a delay tactic to avoid placing our trust in Jesus?