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Jesus did not come to convince God that sinners were not guilty. He came to bear the judgment guilty sinners deserved. Jonah 3:5-10 - 5 And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them. 6 The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, “By the

Your failure is not final because God is not finished with you yet. Arise, return, and watch what God can do through a single surrendered life! Jonah 3:1-5 - 1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in breadth. 4 Jonah b

Don't despise the place of misery if God is using it as a place of mercy. The place you call misery may become the place where you discover God’s greatest mercy. Jonah 2:1-10 - 1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. 3 For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all y

Hear good news of the gospel: God’s pursuit is always greater than your running. His grace and mercy are always deeper than your rebellion. His grace and mercy always pursue faster than your guilt. Jonah 1:7-17 - 7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So, they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupa

The good news is that we serve a God who relentlessly pursues the people who do run. In this relentless pursuit, He took on flesh and became man, took our sins and became our savior, took our punishment and became our redeemer. Jonah 1:1-6 - 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the

Your mission is to live like Jesus and love like Jesus and invite others to do the same. Jonah 1:1-3 - 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, aw

Rest is not the reward for finishing your work. For the believers in Jesus, rest begins because Jesus finished it all. John 5:10-18 - 10 So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” 11 But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’” 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 Now the man who had been healed did

Don’t lose hope. Perhaps the hardest place in your life is the place where Jesus intends to reach you. John 5:1-9 - 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there

Will you trust what you see, or will you trust what Jesus says? John 4:43-54 - 43 After the two days he departed for Galilee. 44 (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) 45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. 46 So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an offic

Jesus says: “Come to Me.” The Savior of the world is inviting you. Stop drinking from wells that cannot satisfy. Come to the Living Water today. John 4:10-42 - 10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” 11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? 12 Are you gr

Examine how you love Jesus and live for Jesus because some of us have become so comfortable with culture that there is almost no visible distinction between our lives and the world around us. John 4:1-10 - 1 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), 3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. 4 And he had to pass through Samaria. 5 S

Be reminded that every person you see or interact with was brought there for a reason. And ask yourself, how will you help fulfill His plan and purpose to take the good news of Jesus to the ends of the earth today, this week, wherever it is that you might be? Acts 8:26-40 ESV - 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopi

God wants us to do is to care for His church— its people, its place, and its profession of the gospel message. 1 Timothy 4:11-16 ESV - 11 Command and teach these things. 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the coun

Surrender the throne to Him, meaning submit your head, heart, and hand to Him. Let Christ increase until there is nothing left of self-rule. John 3:31-4:2 - 3:31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. 33 Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. 34 F

When you let Jesus increase, and you decrease, you will find deep contentment in Him because humility confronts the conflict of comparison and creates contentment within it. John 3:22-30 - 22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in pris

Are you born again? Because unless you are, you will not see the kingdom of God, let alone enter it. John 3:16-21 - 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he h

You cannot save yourself. Unless you are born again, your moral resume is worthless at the gates of Heaven, so throw it away and receive the New Birth. John 3:1-15 - 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless o

John 2:13-25 - 13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father's hou

Because Jesus lives, you can outlast the night, no matter how dark it might be, and trust joy comes in the morning. John 2:1-11 - 1 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mo

If Christ had remained in the grave, the work would be incomplete. But the resurrection was heaven’s “Amen” to Christ’s “It is finished.” This is not a partial victory— it is a total triumph. John 19:28-30 - 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the so

Jesus is calling you today to give you the Gospel identity, which you cannot achieve, but receive to live it out for His glory. Only then you will stop performing for the approval, acceptance, and validation of man and begin to pursue His calling in your life. John 1:43-51 - 43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to h