Fasting (Repentance)

Key verse And rend your heart and not your garments. Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil. Joel 2:13That phrase “rend your hearts” is intense! It cuts right to the root of the matter which is found in the verse right before: “Return to …

Praying Like the Master

Key verse “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31-32What an incredible moment of care and shepherding by Jesus! Living a personal prayer life, Jesus tunes into what is about to happen. …

The Greatest Commandments

Key verse Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:37-40Jesus forever redefined neighbor—beyond …

A Call to Forgive

Key verse And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32In the scripture above, God asks us to do something He already did. He forgave every one of us, not because we deserved it, but because of His great love for us. See, we will never deserve forgiveness outside of …