How we read Scripture matters. Just as we ought to have a balanced diet of Scripture, engaging in the whole counsel of God, so we also need to use different methods as we read. God’s love is so rich and deep that we need to sink our roots deeply into His Word, strengthening our relationship with Him.
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A Balanced Diet of Scripture
Do you have a balanced diet of Scripture? Just as we cook an entrée and a side of vegetables to create a well-rounded meal, we ought to be balanced in how we read the Word of God.
Read MoreFour Transforming Words (from Psalm 37)
Psalm 37 invites us to adopt a long-run perspective on life by embracing God’s purposes and ordering all of our affairs (e.g., family, work, leisure, finances, ministry) in light of them.
Read MoreRenewal Verses
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 22:37–40)
Read MoreMorning Affirmations
This set of affirmations is a tool to help you renew your mind at the beginning of each day, by guiding you through a biblical perspective on the fundamental issues of life: Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? You needn’t go through all of the passages every day, nor should they become statements you repeat by rote.
Read MoreWho Does God Say I Am?
A list of Biblical explanations about our identity in Jesus Christ, derived from a few selected passages in the New Testament. This is just a portion of the many truths about who we have become through faith in God’s Son, but it is a powerful inventory to review from time to time.
Read MoreFour Life-Changing Prayers
Use the following four passages from three of Paul’s epistles (letters) as a pattern of prayer for yourself and/or others
Ephesians 1:17–19a
“[I ask] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened,
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