What is character? Webster’s defines character as moral excellence and firmness, as in “a person of sound character”. As Christians we need to be people of sound character, we need to be a people of moral excellence and firmness. In Psalm 15, David, led by the Holy Spirit, laid out some core values of a person of character….

What is character? Webster’s defines character as moral excellence and firmness, as in “a person of sound character”. As Christians we need to be people of sound character, we need to be a people of moral excellence and firmness. In Psalm 15, David, led by the Holy Spirit, laid out some core values of a person of character….

Luke 5:18-20 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. 19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle…

God wants Christians to assume their responsibilities. Through the apostle Paul, He encouraged the Thessalonians to work and mind their own business (1 Thess. 4:11-12). He told the Thessalonian church not to support lazy members who refused to work (2 Thess. 3:10). He insisted that children and grandchildren take care of the widows in their…

Leviticus 19:2 “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. What does it mean to be “holy”? Holiness was as much social as sacrificial in the Old Testament. Holiness was a part of daily life; to be like God in holiness was a priority. It…

New Year’s resolutions are kind of a joke; most of those resolutions are broken before the end of January. There’s another kind of resolution you’re more likely to keep. You make a bad mistake, and you say, “Man, I won’t do that again.” You hurt a friend, and you say, “I’m sorry, I’ll never do…

Romans 14:5-6 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains…

While the New Testament made the observance of special days optional (see Romans 14:5-6; Galatians 4:10-11), the principles of the Old Testament feasts and Holy Days remain relevant for us today. Rest is important physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Unceasing work is largely the result of self-reliance. The Sabbath rest showed that Israel trusted God enough…

I Kings 11:1-2 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharoah’s daughter–Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. Although Solomon…

1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. When we try to carry our worries and anxieties by ourselves, we will struggle. It takes humility to admit we can’t handle everything on our…