God began the recovery of His kingdom in Israel, by gaining Samuel through his parents' consecration (1 Sam. 1:10-11, 20, 22, 23-28).
Real discipleship comes from prioritizing Christ as #1 in our life, and as parents, we are called to model a Christ-first life for our children (1 Samuel 1-2).
Self-focused approach to money bankrupts your spiritual life. (Matthew 16:24-27; Luke 17:28-33)
Self refuses to lose an argument or to sacrifice an opinion, but the cross brings true peace into the body (Phil. 4:2-3; Matt. 16:24-25).
Living for your “Self” destroys marital affections as it centers on what is most convenient for “me” over being committed to the health of “we”. A marriage grows in health as husband and wife deny the self through the power of the cross as they follow Christ Jesus (Matthew 16:24-27; Phil. 2:3-11).
If we want to go the whole way into discipleship with Jesus, we must meet the self with the cross (Mt. 16:24-17:3).
The way out of this Christ rejecting generation is faith in Christ, shown visibly through water (John 19:18-20, Acts 2:36-41).
God used water judgement in the flood of Noah (1 Pet. 3:20-21), which corresponds to baptism today.
The Bible seeks to clarify not only that there is one God, but there is one way, truth, life, name, and mediator (John 14:6, Acts 4:12, 1 Tim. 2:5-6).
What happens after death depends upon what happens before death--namely, coming to Christ in faith (Lk. 16:19-31, John 5:24).
A tale of two men (Romans 5:12-18): Through the disobedience of one man: sin entered the world and spread to all men. Through the obedience of one man the Devil's works are destroyed and the many are made righteous.
We are commanded to "Go!" to open doors with the word of Christ as those with beautiful feet (Matt 28:16-20, Rom 10:13-17).
In the midst of all our seeking, Jesus is actively seeking to bring salvation to anyone who will receive him (Luke 19:1-10).
A door may be open but there may be resistance to going deeper from distractions or Satanic influences (1 Cor. 16:9, Acts 19, Matt 12:29).
Instead of fixating on one door, consider how God may be opening a door into an entire group of people (Acts 14:27).
Jesus promises the kingdom of God to those who take immediate action and repent and believe in the gospel (Mark 1:14-15).
Jesus gives us key principles for perseverance as we are knocking on open doors in our outreach for the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 7:1-14).
We are to observe and pursue the open doors within our own household (Acts 16:30-34).
Jesus lays out a principle of following one open door to more open doors - from town, to house, to person (Matt 10:11-12; Lk 10:5-9).
Jesus promised the faithful and healthy church of Philadelphia that he had set before them an open door to keep doing kingdom work (Rev. 3:7-8).