By Walter Chantry Self-importance has a way of creeping into our hearts. Once there, it secretly influences every thought, even our spiritual desires and prayers. There comes a tendency to assume that we have a specially significant role to play in the Kingdom of God. Surely if the Lord is about to do something important in the world, it will be through our church, our … Continue reading Self-Importance: An Unbiblical World-View

Recently we had a guest speaker at our church who reminded us that when we understand God’s amazing grace and mercy in our lives, how could we not have a burden to share the gospel? When truly believe that Jesus is the hope of the world, how could we not be compelled to share that good news? This was a great challenge for us to … Continue reading Loving the World Around Us (Part 4)

In the second of this four-part series we looked at “loving God.” In this post, we are going to look at one of the natural outcomes of genuine love for God. If we truly love God and are born of God, it will result in loving our fellow Christians. As 1 John 4:20-21 explains, “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he … Continue reading Loving our Fellow Christians (Part 3)