by Domenic | Sep 20, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
What’s your motivation to obey God? Some people seem to be motivated to obey God more out of fear (fear of losing their salvation, fear of being punished, fear of going to hell, fear of bad things happening) than out of love and gratitude for God’s mercy and...
by Domenic | Sep 16, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
Why should you attend worship? 1.The first purpose of Christian worship is thanksgiving. It is the glad response of Christians to the holy, redemptive love of God made known in Jesus Christ. “We love, because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)…Worship is, therefore,...
by Domenic | Aug 17, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
“He is supreme in every admirable way over everything: · over galaxies and endless reaches of space; · over the earth from the top of Mount Everest 29,000 feet up, to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean 36,000 feet down into the Mariana Trench;...
by Domenic | Aug 10, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
“There is no people, Greek or barbarian, or of any other race, by whatever appellation or manners they may be distinguished, however ignorant of arts or agriculture, whether they dwell in tents or wander about in covered wagons, among whom prayers and thanksgivings...
by Domenic | Aug 3, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
Recipe for Producing Anxieties? “If we would only think seriously about our possessions, we would realize they belong to a passing world, which offers no security. In fact, seeking security in this world and its possessions is a recipe for producing anxieties rather...
by Domenic | Jul 29, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
“We all automatically gravitate toward the assumption that we are justified by our level of sanctification… We start each day with our personal security resting not on the accepting love of God and the sacrifice of Christ but on our present feelings or recent...