Ministering and Ministry
“Everyone who lives in this body knows that he must be committed to that special task or ministry to which he has given himself in this...
Comparisons
“We must avoid at all costs competitive comparisons of each other's deeds…To be judgmental is to point out something that is wrong in...
Independence
“The indwelling of the Holy Spirit…is God’s ultimate gift to every true Christian. The Holy Spirit is an inestimable divine endowment...
Fear of God
“With supernatural authority, Christ our God rebukes the wind and calms the sea (Mark 4:39). He intends to awaken his disciples from...
Faith and Knowledge
“In order to become wise, we must first become fools. The most valuable knowledge of all is the knowledge of what we don’t know. The...
Invest
“God gives us time, gifts, and other resources according to our abilities, and He expects us to invest them wisely until He returns. We...
Praise and Popularity
“When we do something well, we want to tell others and be recognized. But recognition is dangerous—it can lead to inflated pride…Often...
Restraint
“Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a...
Transformation
“Because God created all things through Christ, He will transform and reunite all things—material as well as spiritual—to Himself through...
Holy Spirit (Stirring up and Rekindling)
“The gift of God is the grace of the Holy Spirit...This grace fills up what is lacking...But it is not automatic. We must stir up and...