We are easily distracted. We live as if this world is home, we get satisfied, content, and become stagnant. But what if we lived in eager expectation of the reality that Jesus is coming back for us?

We've been given the hardest command in history: obey. We are called to demonstrate the same faith and obedience in our everyday lives that Jesus showed the Father. This obedience is not to strip us of our passions, but to enable us to thrive and grow.

We are called to Know, Live, and Advance the Gospel, meaning that we should actively strive to love as Christ loved. Who in your life can you model Christ's love for by forgiving or serving them when you feel they don't deserve it?

This passage warns about two great sins, pride and anxiety. We don't usually think of these two sins as being connected, but Peter tells us they are because pride is false trust in yourself and anxiety is forgotten trust in God.

Peter talks to us of two kinds of suffering: that which we inflict upon ourselves, and that which is inflicted upon us because we follow Jesus.

The Bible never gives busy work; there is something more in these verses than commandments and suffering. Jesus' love covers our sins and his strength helps us thrive in our city.

What does the greatness of Jesus look like and what does it look like to tangibly follow him? This passage examines what the greatness of Jesus means for our hearts in a more conversational way rather than a step-by-step process.

What if the most life is found in the most difficult words? We look at what God intends for women, men, and marriage, not through our own experiences, but by examining the Bible and listening to what God's intention really is.