Devotions in the Transformed to Perforfection series
- God calls us to submit to Him.
- God calls us to be, do, and suffer in order to achieve the perfection of being.
- We can only be transformed through the power of the Sovereign God.
- Transformation must include our bodies, minds, and souls.
- God calls us to serve Him by loving and encouraging others.
- God calls us to worship Him in faith.
God calls us to be different from worldview people.
Transformation is an opening of the mind so that we develop of it to change us to possess the character of God.
- Renewing our minds – in fact, all of us – means changing ourselves to be more like God.
- The transformation brought on by renewing our minds should lead to perfection.
- Because grace and faith are gifts from God, we should be humble.
- It was God’s choice to extend grace to us.
- God’s grace helps us transform from pride to humility.
- God calls us all to have a part in His ministry.
- God has a variety of gifts that He gives to His children.
- God gives His children a variety of gifts so that His kingdom can be expanded.
- Love is to be genuine.
- Love is expressed by hating evil.
- Love is expressed by doing that which is good.
- Love is expressed by considering others family.
- Love is expressed by holding others in high esteem.
- In our passionate service for God, we need to exercise perseverance.
- In our passionate service for God, we need to keep the intensity up for the work God has called us to do.
- In our passionate service for God, we need to be completely committed to doing the work to which He has called us.
- Even in the trials, we can have joy because we have hope.
- This joyous hope has an element of patience in all circumstances.
- We should always pray to our Heavenly Father — especially when we are going through trials.
- Disciples are to love one another, especially our brothers and sisters in Christ, so that we can support them when in their needs.
- We are to rejoice with others in their joy and encourage them in their hardships.
- Living in harmony with others allows for God’s love to shine through.
- Transforming from evil to good means we love each other, not seek vengeance.
- Transforming from evil to good means our goal is to live peacefully with others.
- Transforming from evil to good means we become more like God.
Devotions in the Submited to Perfection series
- God has a purpose for secular governments, so we should honor our leaders.
- Disciples should not fear government leaders if they are following God’s laws and commandments.
- Disciples are to pay the taxes they owe in order to support the government.
- God calls us to submit our finances to Him and depend on Him.
- Love is a debt we will always owe.
- Love fulfills all the other commandments.
- Salvation leads to the Sanctification Road, which leads to Heaven.
- We must be actively pursuing our relationships with God.
- Today is the day to accept and work on our salvation.
- We need to choose God’s light over the darkness of sin.
- We need to put on the character of Jesus.
Devotions in the The Law of Liberty series
- A disciple strong in faith has a good grasp of spiritual knowledge.
- We are not to give rise to contentious feelings among disciples.
- We are not to judge those we consider are spiritually weaker than us.
- A disciple weak in faith is separated from Jesus.
- Sometimes, it is just as easy for the weak to judge the strong.
- God wants all of His children to be unified.
- We can’t force someone to think our way.
- A uniting factor should be our sincerity.
- There is only One true God that we all serve.
- Being children of God frees us from the stain of sin.
- God calls us to worship Him.
- God calls us to have a relationship with Him.
- God expects us to live our lives according to His character.
- There is no debate that we are God’s.
- We were created to put God first.
- We were created to interact with each other.
- If we live or die, it doesn’t matter — we do it for the Lord.
- We need to consider ourselves dead to the world.
- We have to willingly submit to God because Jesus died for our sins.
- Jesus is Lord of the dead and the living.
- God is our Judge.
- Every person — living and dead — will bow before God and proclaim Him Sovereign God.
Devotions in the The Law of Love series
- Judgment can cause stumbling blocks to be put into place.
- Something can be unclean to one person that is not unclean to another.
- We are to influence our fellow disciples whether we intend to or not.
- There is only one standard but which we will all be judged.
- We damage our good ourselves by the choices we make.
- God wants us to be genuine in serving Him.
- Reputation and character are two different things, but both are important.
- The kingdom of God is a soul kingdom so that God can control our character.
- We are to have the right qualities to serve Christ.
- Humility, love, and faith promote peace.
- Because God’s disciples are united in peace, His work can be completed in a timely manner.
Devotions in the Who Do We Please? series
- The strong disciple is not to please themselves.
- We are to teach others about God’s love for us.
- We are to imitate Jesus as He submitted to God rather than pleased Himself.
- Scriptures help us transform to His godliness.
- Endurance and encouragement can only come from God when we live our lives imitating Jesus and loving one another.
- We have one job as a unified body — glorify God.
- Our greeting must encompass Jesus’ love for all in order to build community.
- Because Jesus completed the Plan of Salvation, He fulfilled God’s promises of Savior and Redeemer.
- Scriptures tell us that it was always God’s intent that the Gentiles be offered salvation.
- True joy and peace are blessings of believing in Sovereign God.
- God is the author of abundant hope.
- Joy, peace, and hope can only come from God.
Devotions in the On Being a Minister series
- We are to share our knowledge with others.
- We are to be a minister to the unbelieving.
- We are ministers for Jesus and God, so we should not boast of ourselves.
- The focus of the ministry is the Plan of Salvation that God designed and carried out through Jesus’ sacrifice.
- It was Paul’s mission to go where no one had ever gone before to preach the gospel of Christ.
- We have to follow God’s plan even if it contradicts our plans.
- Sometimes, unity takes work.
- God wants us to be unified in His name.
- We should pray for the ministry of others.
- What better way to finish out the theme of unity than with a chapter on specific people!
- These people served God, and He knew them.
- Disciples are to watch to ensure divisions are not created within the body of Christ.
- Obedience, wisdom, and purity will help us remain strong.
- God will be victorious over Satan.
- God calls a team to do His work.
- Jesus’ grace is available to all believers.
- Through our obedience in faith in Jesus Christ, God strengthens us and provides His wisdom.