A leader lives ready

Luke 12:40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

This is actually quite a serious leadership passage. Peter is so nervous that he actually asks the Lord, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to…

Bring your best to the build

1 Corinthians 3:10–15By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on…

The secret to endurance

Hebrews 12:1b — 2And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Igniting the heart

Luke 24:32They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

Jesus had risen from the dead (as he had said he would) but no one believed he was not there. The disciples could not fathom the…

Never let the human perspective limit God’s work

John 4:11“Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water?”

This verse comes from the famous life changing conversation Jesus had with a woman at a well in…

We are loved when we are cut

John 21:15 & 17When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”