Worldly alliances enslave, but allegiance to the Lord ensures deliverance.

God's covenant children must recognize their unfaithfulness, repent by following Him, and be reassured that He will not forsake us because of His great name.

Leaders who build their own kingdom will be rejected from building His.

The Lord delivers against all odds, and often uses the courage and faith of a few to do so.

Foolishness marks a life devoid of daily repentance.

Obedience is the worship with which God is most pleased.

Repent of self-sovereignty by being willing to give up all and follow Him, knowing that His patience will run out.

Our faithful God uses those who fear Him and trust in His promises to advance His purposes.

God rejects those who reject Him, but enables and directs those whose hearts are devoted to Him.

His kingdom advances with God-honoring hearts, rather than strength and stature.

Those who recognize God's choice for a king bow the knee and rejoice, but those who reject Him, react in self-protective ways.

Often, what the adversary does to destroy God's kingdom, God uses to advance it.

Only one response to the cross saves.

Understanding the Resurrection is essential in order to live for Christ.

The Lord's servants should not fear because their lives are protected.

Covenant love chooses the Lord's anointed and His family, over their own kingdom and family, knowing that it may cost them everything this side of heaven.

In the midst of fear and persecution, trust in the Lord.

When in need of direction, rely on God's Word.

The Lord is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble.

Though believers are often maligned, we are to leave justice to our Righteous judge.

When tempted towards vengeance, our Lord will always provide a way of escape, and if we obey Him, we will be at peace and He will make things right in due time.

Trading love for self with love for God is the only way we can truly love others.

When treated unjustly, we honor God by obeying His Word in the present and trusting Him with the future.

Fear clouds our ability to trust God with our present circumstances, often resulting in decisions that trade existing challenges for greater ones.

When you continually reject His Word in favor of the world, there will come a time when He will remove His Word from you.

When God's children wander and find themselves caught in a trap of their own making, He often rescues us in surprising ways.

When tragedy strikes, believers strengthen themselves in the Lord.

God's judgment is sure, sin's consequences are real, but there is hope for those who honor the Name of the Lord.

Believers respond rightly in action, emotion, and direction by emulating their Master.

God cares about justice, but His ways and timing are not ours.

Though God sovereignly uses evil for His purpose, believers are to reject worry and live by faith.

Believers live by faith by taking everything to the Lord, submitting to His Lordship and praising Him for what He does and what He doesn't.

Jesus Christ is fully man and fully God, who came to redeem His people.

Jesus Christ is fully man and fully God, who came to redeem His people.

You will worship that which you value the most.

Seeing the pictures of Christ in the Old Testament helps us know Him better.

We are to repent, be baptized, follow Christ and call others to do the same.

Understanding that the Spirit of God only works through the Word of God to save and transform will ensure that the church is driven by the Word.

Victory over temptation and sin comes through trusting in God and His Word.

Qualifications for Undershepherds

Because our Lord has come radically to us and called us to discipleship, we are to do the same for others.

This is what it looks like for a citizen of the Kingdom to have influence.

What is the role of the law in the life of the Christian?

What is the role of the law in the life of the Christian?

Hypocrites practice their devotion to be seen, but true followers seek to give God the glory.

We were once slaves under the Law, but now because of Christ, we are sons & heirs in the Kingdom.