Oh to be a child again without the adult duties! As a child we had few cares. But with adulthood comes more responsibilities. The same is true in the spiritual realm. With spiritual maturity comes more duties. Jesus delineated in Luke 17 not only the adult duties we have towards one another, but also towards God. It is an adult thing for us not to cause an offense for others to sin, to rebuke open sin in a brother, and to forgive upon repentance. It is an adult duty for us to serve God using the gifts God has given to us. To do such duties which are difficult, we might be tempted to think, like His disciples, that we need to have increased faith. But all we need is to exercise what little faith we might have-- child-size, child-like faith. For God is able to do the impossible as we trust Him!

Too many Christians think complete surrender is the destination of the Christian life, but Leviticus 1 teaches that it's actually the starting point. Discover why God isn't asking for part of your life, He's asking for all on the altar, and why that's where a life that truly pleases Him begins.

We have now come to the place in this book where Job is repenting of all of his hard thoughts of God in relation to this great and awful trial that he has gone through. I think that it will be important in light of our partaking of the Lord's Supper in a few minutes that we would consider three thoughts that will lead us to better confess our own sins, and to repent of them in a way in which hopefully, we will be less likely to sin against God in that same way in the future. 1st of all – Remember, that no purpose of God can be thwarted or withheld from Him. (verses 1 & 2) 2nd – Remember, that there are with God things too wonderful for us to understand. (verse 3) And 3rd – Remember that in your repentance that there should be a righteous abhorrence of yourself which should lead you to more carefully consider, the sacrifice of Christ. (verses 4-6)

how to think about calibrating our consciences to Scripture

Pastor John Randolph preached from Romans chapter 12 on humility and service. How has Christ showed us how we must serve? Listen and believe.

Proverbs 1:8-19

Many men compulsively side with women, whether they're right or wrong. But we should be more jealous for God's honor than women's, and more fearful of what He thinks. The dads talk about the white knight mentality, and ask: don't women deserve special honor? How biblical is "happy wife, happy life?" Can you really keep the peace without obedience to the gospel of peace? And what should you do if there's a tug-of-war for control in your marriage?