Christ commands and comforts His followers to make followers of Christ through imparting the Word and imparting their lives.

Followers of Christ are commanded, expected, and enabled to pursue holiness.

Christ commands His disciples to make disciples.

Disciples love with a Biblical love rather than a worldly one.

Disciples are not ashamed of the gospel or her faithful servants, no matter the cost.

Discipleship is spiritual parenting

Disciples are to expect, correct and reject false teachers if they do not repent.

Disciples are to expect, correct and reject false teachers if they do not repent.

A believer's faithfulness to his calling and the gospel shows itself through making disciple-making disciples.

A believer's faithfulness to his calling shows itself in dedication despite hardship.

Word-Produced godliness draws the fire of persecution, and the Word produces godliness to endure it.

Finding your life, means losing it for Christ.

Believers boldly proclaim the bodily resurrection of Jesus with fear and great joy.

Believers safeguard their souls by rejoicing to the righteousness of the Lord.

God is sovereign in both our protection and our persecution, and when all hope seems to be lost, proclaim and persevere, knowing He is ushering in His kingdom.

God is sovereign in both our protection and our persecution, and when all hope seems to be lost, proclaim and persevere, knowing He is ushering in His kingdom.

The persecuted church can rest assured that our accuser has been defeated and has but a short time left.

We keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. Obedience and faith, these are the twin brothers that provide assurance of our salvation, especially amid the flood of spiritual opposition.

Believers forget what lies behind and press on toward the goal of knowing Christ through obediently living by His standard.

Believers engage the culture with bridges to the gospel, often enduring rejection, so that some might be saved.

Christians persevere by recognizing and rejecting the fake christ, even when it brings discomfort and death.

Christians persevere by recognizing and rejecting counterfeits with wisdom from the Word.

Amid the pain of the the faithfulness, Christians overcome by looking forward to life of joy with our Captain.

God grants sovereign encouragement amid the regular opposition of growing healthy churches.

The church remains faithful knowing judgment is coming, and victory is won.

The church is to trust that Christ will both rescue and vindicate us.

The Church is called to recognize the Gifted, Refine their doctrine, and release them to build up the body.

Christ sovereignly allows evil against His church so that He may victoriously build her by HIs Word.

Lives marked by gospel change will upset the world in which you live.

The true church will reject the world and stay faithful to the King.

True shepherds, stand in the mindset of suffering, guard the flock and serve selflessly.

Believers find their joy in the Lord and rejoice in the judgment of worldliness.

Believers are to be ready and willing to suffer for His name in spite of popular counsel.

Christians are citizens of heaven who vote prioritizing the promotion of religious liberty and laws that mirror Scripture.

Part of suffering for the name is pursuit of the lost and spiritually weak by removing personal hurdles to the gospel even when reviled for our efforts.

A Christian's testimony is the miracle of the gospel wrapped in human flesh.

Believers both take comfort and are encouraged to overcome, knowing Christ will rescue the righteous and judge the wicked.

The church embraces humility by understanding the purpose and duration of Israel's hardening.