When we least expect it, Jesus opens our eyes, moving us from downcast confusion to hope and understanding, as we continue to ask, seek, and knock.
Jesus gives us true peace and sends us, empowered by the Holy Spirit, to act as God’s representatives.
The risen Christ meets us in our grief and confusion, calls us by name, and invites us into his work of new creation.
Fullness of life comes by seeking the approval of God rather than the approval of others. (Due to technical problems, several minutes at the beginning and in the middle of this message were not recorded.)
God wants to change us into people who are free from envy and instead act out of love for others.
When we put even good things in place of our relationship with God, we miss out on the best that God has for us.
Only in God himself and in God working through the community of people empowered by his Spirit will we find the connection and intimacy we were made for.
Sloth is a slow spiritual death, affecting both the lazy and the over-busy. Instead, let us diligently pursue what God has called us to do, submitting to the Holy Spirit transforming us.
We are called to be meek people, for the meek will inherit the earth. Let us get rid of anger before the devil gains a foothold.
We are tempted to look to possessions to protect us from fear and want, but only God can do that.