Have you ever wondered, “How secure is my salvation?” Once you accept Jesus as your savior, is it possible to lose that salvation? The study of 1 John teaches us about the Triad of Assurance. 1. Faith 1 John 5:15 tells us, “And if we know that He hears us in what we we ask, we know that we have
Loved this reminder in an article I was reading … “Children repeat the patterns they see modeled for them as they grow up. The best chance your kids have to grow up wise, is for them to have parents who passionately pursue Christ.”
The title of this week’s Bible study was “Sure of God’s Love”, and it focused on 1 John, Chapters 3-4. Some of my favorite takeaways: It is our responsibility to love one another. Love is proof of genuine salvation. When we don’t love others, it can create doubt in our minds. God doesn’t see us through the lens of doubt,
What are you living for? Fill in the blank. I’m living for ______. Is it the weekend? Is it tomorrow? Is it someone else? Is it to achieve a goal? Or is it to live the purpose that God has given to you? Today in his message at Trinity Baptist Church, Landon Price, Director of High School Ministries said, “We
This morning’s tips come from “Marriage Night 2019” and focuses on the importance of conflict when it is done right in your marriage… Conflict is the price you pay for a deeper connection. There are 3 types of fights: Good fights, Bad fights, and Dumb fights. Pick wisely the ones you engage in. THREE THINGS THAT CAUSE CONFLICT: 1. Perception
At church today, Pastor Andy Coats talked about “Living a Bold Prayer Life.” THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO PRAY: 1. There is Pattern in Prayer (Matthew 6:5-13) *UPWARD: Honor God first with our focus. *DOWNWARD: Focus back down on His kingdom and the ability to do His work down here. *INWARD: Ask God to change us, mold us,
I started a new series today called “Grace Based Discipline” by Karis Kimmel Murray. Ironically, I just taught this week about showing Professional Grace in the Workplace, so the title stood out to me. The lesson applies to both how we respond to our children’s mistakes and our employee’s mistakes because in both cases, we have been called on to
This week in our ReEngage study, we are dealing with forgiveness. As someone who has always struggled with the internal “need to be perfect”, I have found it much harder to forgive myself than to forgive others. As I was going through our extra resources on this lesson last night, I found a great resource that spoke to me. Whenever
Today during the message at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Coats spoke about being bold in our FOLLOWship of Christ. Four Understandings of Boldly Following Jesus: 1. There’s Pressure to Conform to the World Our culture pushes a culture of tolerance, but if it doesn’t follow Scripture, we shouldn’t follow it. The ways of the world meet our pleasures and
One of the best ways to build a relationship with God is by showing his love to others. A few of my favorite takeaways from the study of 1 John have been: 1. You have to be humble to ask for forgiveness, give forgiveness, and accept forgiveness. 2. Obedience to God’s commandments doesn’t save us. Grace through Jesus does. We
