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"Dear Precious Disciple, Much as 2 Timothy serves as a farewell message for Paul as he nears the end of his life, 2 Peter plays a similar role for the..."

Can anything good come out of politics? While we can get sickened by election rhetoric, sometimes good lessons can be learned from good men!

What are you doing for someone else these days? Jesus thought about others and helped them all the time and so must we.

"Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to..."

"[After writing about the need to grow spiritually for assurance of entrance into the eternal Kingdom, Peter continued:] Therefore, I will always..."

Inspirational illustration of 2 Peter 1:5-8 -- 5   For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;6   and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;7   

Will you hang in there when things are tough to do? Growth takes consistent, persistent effort, it is not something that happens right now, but God is at work right now to make it happen in us.

"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control,..."

"Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to..."

"In view of [God giving us all we need for life and godliness], make every effort to respond to God's promises. Supplement your faith with a generous....."

Inspirational illustration of 2 Peter 1:5-7 -- make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affec

Came something good come from bad situations? Paul Faulkner shares several good things about bad things helping us focus on what is important.

"By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who..."

"By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who..."

"If thou wouldest enjoy the eminent grace of the full assurance of faith, under the blessed Spirit's influence, and assistance, do what the Scripture....."

What's lacking when see all this failure in positions of leadership? Rubel Shelly reminds us that the real missing link in so many great athletes, politicians, and business leaders is integrity and character.

What's buried in the concrete of your heart? Patrick Odum shares insight based on the buried Red Sox jersey in the new Yankee Stadium concrete and compares it to getting rid of the sin that lurks in our hearts.

What can you learn about life from the Wizard? Learn life lessons from John Wooden about character, not just about basketball.

Where does the strength for a crisis come from? Strength for trials -- heroic and righteous behaviors -- don't just spring up, but are built into the fabric of our everyday lives through faithfulness in small things.

"For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

"He has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world..."

"May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord."

"For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

"If you would know experimentally the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in your own heart, meditate much upon them. There are promises which..."

"To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the..."

"Vanish for ever all thought of indulging the flesh if you would live in the power of your risen Lord. It were ill that a man who is alive in Christ..."

Inspirational illustration of 2 Peter 1:21 -- 21For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.© Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible SocietyAll rights reserved world

Inspirational illustration of 2 Peter 1:4 -- 4   Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Where do Bibles come from? Knowing the Scriptures is a special blessing we must never take for granted.

Most important things require us to hang in and hang touch to get to our destination! So often we look for short cuts or ways to cut corners to get to a goal that can only be reached by hard work, perserverance, and a willingness to keep on working over time.

Peter thought it was good to be in that moment in time, but he had no idea the greatness of Jesus that he was missing! Phil Ware reminds us not to miss the truth about Jesus by getting too caught up in the heavenly fireworks of the Transfiguration.

Not only will the Holy Spirit help transform us to become more and more like Christ, which must be our goal; the Spirit will also produce God's fruit of goodness in us. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to encourage us to grow in Jesus now that we have tasted that the Lord is good and crave good spiritual food.

To become more like Christ, we must allow the Lord to lead us in the dance of grace to the music of the Holy Spirit. Phil Ware shares article three in his four part series on being transformed to become like Jesus.

To become more like Christ, we must allow the Lord to lead us in the dance of grace to the music of the Holy Spirit. Phil Ware shares article three in his four-part series on being transformed to become like Jesus.

What are you filling your tank with? We can think we are following God's will, but the only way to know for sure is by consulting his word.

We know Jesus is God's greatest Word, but can we trust the Scriptures that lead us to him? James Nored and Phil Ware share in video and word messages that help us understand that we are part of God's great story of Jesus and that we have a story to share as well.

Some promises matter more because of when they are made! Phil Ware shares his second in a series focused on Jesus' promises to never leave us or forsake us.

"Dear Beloved, One of the great blessings that you have received from Us — Father, Son, and Spirit — is the Bible, the "holy Scriptures."...."

When is the last time you heard someone praised from being gentle? Gentleness is often forgotten in today's world, but it is one of the most lauded virtues in Scripture and we must display it to be God's people.

We are blessed to have the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures that the Spirit inspired to guide our steps in a confusing and dangerous world. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remember God's faithfulness to his promises, the victory our God has promised to us, and the importance of obeying the Scriptures God has gi

Are you ready to set out on your own with God? The Rule of Life is our own commitment to live out the spiritual disciplines, exercising the Spirit and doing what God longs to see us doing.

How would it feel to say know to Jesus? Larry Davies puts us in the place of the inn keeper who had no room in his inn for Joseph and Mary.

Does God still speak and make his presence known in our lives or is he silent, leaving us to decipher our own way through our troubled world? Phil Ware continues his series on finding God's vision for our lives and living on mission for God.