Another John Weekly Message

Our worship of God matters.

You can’t fake ministry. Sharing the gospel is about sharing yourself, too.

We live in a time when people say you’re supposed to be able to take care of yourself. But God created us to need each other.

The love that God has shared with us is eternal. The love that God allows us to share with each other also lasts forever.

In the parable of the Prodigal Son, the image of his father’s servants having enough is the first image that comes to him when he “came to his senses.” And it was those servants who helped throw a great party when he returned home. As servants of God, that’s our job!

Jesus taught that it’s possible to fill our lives with stuff and still be dreadfully empty. We find the most joy when we commit our resources to the work of God.

Worshiping God is not about where you are or what you’re doing. It’s about the heart you bring when you worship.

Jesus showed us how prayer was important him in his deepest need. He also needed his friends to be willing to pray for him.

If you’re not seeing life when you read the Bible, you’re not seeing what God wants. Jesus taught a group of people that the Bible points us to Resurrection, and in resurrection we have life.

Your work doesn’t have to be a burden. What could change if you saw your work as a time and place to be in ministry for Jesus?

More than a gut feeling, more than a sixth sense, God stirs our spirits in ways that move us and show us his will. But we have to be open to feel that happening.

What we’ve already been through helps us get through what we’re facing now. As we look back to what God has done for us before, we can be encouraged God will reach out to us again.

The people mistook (or accepted) their unwillingness as reason enough not to rebuild the Lord’s House. The prophet Haggai told them to “consider how you have fared.” When you look around at what’s happening, God reveals to you what is most important.

In the book of Proverbs, Wisdom calls out to us, asking us to pay attention to her. The person that seeks wisdom, finds it and finds life!

Proverbs tells us to trust in God instead of our own understanding. When we do, we are led through life by God’s direction. The path may not always be clear, but it will be straight.

Job has suffered greatly and struggled to make sense of his situation. Conventional wisdom has not prepared his for this time. What he learns helps us ask the question, “If wisdom truly comes from God, how do we become wise?”

God used a simple piece of clothing to remind the people of God’s power. We can use simple ways to remind ourselves of God’s grace. As we do we are continually encouraged to be holy and faithful to God.

God used a simple piece of clothing to remind the people of God’s power. We can use simple ways to remind ourselves of God’s grace. As we do we are continually encouraged to be holy and faithful to God.

Through their offerings, the people experience God’s glory. Today, as we present ourselves as offerings, we experience God’s grace, too.

Through their offerings, the people experience God’s glory. Today, as we present ourselves as offerings, we experience God’s grace, too.