CTK Blog
Kindness Opens Doors
As followers of Jesus, we know we should tell others about him and we want to, but often we don’t because the models we hear promoted feel more like attempts to win an argument than to lead someone to faith. In a short paragraph in his Confessions, Augustine recounts an event in his life that points to a better way. Augustine’s encounter with Ambrose reminds us that our kindness toward others is a powerful witness to the gospel.
Serving with Endurance and Honesty
In the light of Christ we are energized to become like him who did nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility counted us more significant than himself by taking the form of a servant to the point of death on a cross to the glory of God the Father.
Living and Giving by Grace Alone
In 2 Corinthians 9:1-15, Paul emphasizes that generosity, like all good works, is enabled by God’s grace. While we often consider our finances to be under our control and a result of our hard work, they are actually gifts from God. Generosity, like all of the Christian life is by grace alone.
The body of Christ is bigger than our church.
The body of Christ extends beyond the local church. While we are focused on the planting of our local church, we must continue to find ways to engage in God’s global gospel work.
Prepared for Glory
2 Corinthians 4 reminds us that our God wastes nothing. He works through our afflictions to prepare us for glory.
Hurry, Hurry, Hurry
We forget our lunch on the counter because we sprint out the door to work or school. We make a mistake on our homework assignment because we procrastinate and complete it at the last possible minute. This is all true of course, but the proverb speaks beyond simple lapses of memory and time management.
