Whom Have I in Heaven but thee? and there is none upon the earth that I desire besides thee.

To edify is to uplift someone.  It should be a common practice for us as Christians because we are given worth, value, goodness, and other uplifting qualities from our heavenly father - should we not pass that on?
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.  [...]

And the things that thou hast heard of me among  many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.  2 Timothy 2:2
For the church to grow Paul made it point in many of his letters to state the importance of teaching others in the church.  As new [...]

Many times in the Bible we see Jesus retreat from the crowd to be alone.  He was not retreating to get away from people, he was retreating to spend quiet time in prayer.  Before he was to be crucified, Christ prayed an emotionally charged and plead filled prayer to God - he even asked his [...]

Patience!  HAVE PAITENCE!!!!!!  PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE!!!
If you are like me, you love patience until you need it.  God works on lifetimes, I work in minutes.  I can have a 3 course meal in a matter of minutes, but it takes God a lifetime to give me my “wants”?  We are a microwave society, but [...]

Have you seen any of the movies from the National Treasurers series?  The main characters are what you might call treasure hunters.  They search the country for rare and lucrative hidden loot.  They do their job with zeal, passion, and completeness.  They leave no stone unturned and no clue is left without investigating it first.  [...]

Different - that does not sound much like a trait or characteristic does it?  Did you know that God wants you to be different?  He wants you to stand out from the crowd and to have your light shine brightly for HIM!
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing [...]

Humility and meekness, not so different?  The term meek goes one step further then being humble.  To be meek, though, one must first be humble.  Meekness is only for the weak right?  What was the third topic of the Sermon on the Mount Series taught by Christ?
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the [...]

Imagine for a moment that you are cocky…
I am good at what I do, I am a very skilled tradesmen.  I do so many great things for my church.  If it weren’t for me, the church would fall apart.  My abilities are so good that I really am wasting my time, but I do it [...]

Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.  Philippians 1:24
It’s hard to be a Christian if we don’t put others first.  To exemplify Christ and to live a life like him, we must put others first.  Christ did just that.  He put you and me first when he died for us on [...]

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.  Matthew 28:6
I can only imagine what it must have been like that first “Easter” morning when Jesus rose from the dead.  How quickly things changed.  Despair instantly turned to hope.  Chaos turned to peace.  Evil was [...]

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