Another John Weekly Message

Knowing how God has blessed you, don't ever tire of calling on God.

Leading with faith means you follow the guidance and wisdom of the Spirit. You also submit to the lordship of Jesus.

If you know any of the imprecatory psalms, strange prayers don't catch you off guard.

People of faith persevered, in part, to show us the faithfulness of God and endurance of our faith.

Righteousness and justice go hand in hand with God.

God has saved us and raised us. We are one in the Lord. Now, our glory is only when we live as one.

Christ has overcome the world. May it be that you and I overcome what we are facing in and with the love of God, our first love.

As long as we say his name a few times and meet in his building, what more would we need to do?

Maybe eating off the floor is a bit extreme, but it does say something to other people about what we think happens in our building.

The Lord receives our blunderous love and promises to never leave us. We are God's beloved.

Jesus said it plainly, "If you love me you will keep my commandments."

The Bible became another subject to master.

The more in tune we are with our faith tradition, the more new life and creativity will grow from it.

Good theology teaches and affirms our trust in God.

"Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise," he says. Well, what about those who build God's house!

How could they miss so much? After all they had seen and participated in, how could they not understand?

Psalm 101 is a king's plan that would dictate the kind of king he would be. You and I do well to plan out our walk with God as well.

I want to reflect more on what it means and what it looks like to avoid those who seek division. This was a way Paul thought to galvanize the church's unity.

What is most affirming is that as people accused him he did not turn from his choice to live like Jesus.

Another bake sale isn't all that life-changing.