1 John 2:15-17

"Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers..."

"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world — the..."

Inspirational illustration of 1 John 2:15-16 -- Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world - the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boastin

Obeying what God commanded and avoiding the things he condemns is important. However, the way we deal with them must involve our interior world! Phil Ware reminds that to become JesuShaped, we have to pay attention to our interior worlds, the world of our hearts, and not just religious externals.

"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."

"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."

Inspirational illustration of 1 John 2:17 -- The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

"Dear Disciple, Don't fall in love with what cannot ultimately satisfy or eternally sustain you. Many around you chase after things that do not last....."

"Dear Disciple, The beloved elder John wrote to My disciples because he deeply loved them and wanted them to find eternal life in me. His words to..."

Just how long is forever? When people talk about forever, it doesn't mean an eternity. But when God talks about forever, it means time without end.

Who or what really is our God? We show by our lifestyle and our choices if we really worship God or other gods.

The description of the Good Shepherd in John 10 aligns beautifully with Jesus' definition of serving and giving himself to bless us in Mark 10. Phil Ware continues his thoughts on becoming JesuShaped disciples, this week focusing on the horrors of the litany of spiritual abuse cases in the news and how different they are from Jesus’ definition of a JesuShaped leader and godly shepherd.