Families have qualities such as love, discipline, togetherness, etc., and, therefore, they form an individual’s self-identity. Similarly, the Church fosters our identity as the family of God. Today, we will see how spiritual formation occurs within the Church. Scripture References:… Read More
Living on the Edge: Control
In session 2 of our student retreat, we focused on how the Bible defines control as God being continually involved with all created things in such a way that he keeps them existing, cooperates with them in every action, and… Read More
Living on the Edge: Identity
In session 1 of our student retreat, we focused on how Christians are new creations, who have been bought with a price by Jesus, who stand justified in front of God as adopted sons or daughters of Him – the… Read More
The Benefits of Belonging to Christ
This week we continue through Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer. As we saw last week, the disciples have been given to the Son by the Father. This is an amazing truth, one that has implications for their life and for ours…. Read More
When I Say “In Christ” . . .
The idea fo being “in Christ” is an expression made all through the New Testament, some 164 times! But what does it mean? Does being “in Christ” refer to a location, like being “in a house?” Is it like belonging… Read More