Biblical Idea: Jesus explained the connection between heavenly spirituality and kingdom economy. Timeless Truth: Our heavenly Father is reliable and worthy. Today’s Message: Lay Up to Lay Down—Four Key Decisions to Your Spirituality and Stewardship in the Kingdom Economy.
Which Path?
Which Spirituality?
Which Foundation?
Which Master?
Biblical Idea: Jesus conditioned a model of pure prayer to our heavenly Father.
Timeless Truth: Forgiving forgiven followers conditions the fellowship of prayer with our forgiving Father.
Today’s Message: Freely forgive to freely pray.
Remember to: Repent, Reconcile, Restore
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-10
Biblical Idea: Jesus prescribed a model prayer to our heavenly Father.
Timeless Truth: Kingdom people request God’s presence.
Today’s Message: Request our Father’s presence.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Biblical Idea: Paul dissected the character of the gospel ethic of love against the flawed Corinthian view of spirituality.
Timeless Truth: The Holy Spirit empowers a new Christ-looking love of being and doing.
Today’s Message: Test the character consistency of your love.
Bible Idea: During a night vision about future beastly kingdoms, God showed Daniel that God's Son will rule forever. Timeless Truth: Beastly kingdom settings provide opportunities to witness to Christ's everlasting kingdom. Today's Message: Steward the Savior's stability in earth's elevator of empires.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1–26
Biblical Idea: The Preacher found that only a return to the basic duty to please God could rescue from the edge of despair.
Timeless Truth: The friction of Spiritual living in a futile world accomplishes the Spirit’s aim (Romans 8:20). NOTE: “Spiritual” is capitalized on purpose.
Today’s Message: Pump hope against the futility for a friction that generates spiritual profit in 2020.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:12–18
Biblical Idea: The Preacher personally investigated life’s great enigmas by means of his wisdom, which proved unreliable for resolution and closure.
Timeless Truth: God has always wanted to shepherd human wisdom.
Today’s Message: Fear the Lord to redeem wisdom.