Failed shepherds∙∙

Failed shepherds ∙∙ Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls. – 1 Peter 2:25 Ezekiel 34:11-16  11 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep.  12 I will be like a shepherd lookingContinue reading “Failed shepherds∙∙”

Please tell me it’s not true ∙∙

Please tell me it’s not true ∙∙ Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. – 2 Timothy 3:12 John 15:18-21 18 If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.19 The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, butContinue reading “Please tell me it’s not true ∙∙”

Self-sacrifice ∙∙

Self-sacrifice ∙∙ There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. – John 15:13 Romans 5:6-10  6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.  7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someoneContinue reading “Self-sacrifice ∙∙”