2 Timothy 3:15

"From infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. "

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"But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. You have..."

"But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. You have been taught....."

So what is our faith really about? Phil Ware talks about what is most important about the Bible and the focus of Scripture and the answer is simple: Jesus must be the center of everything.

How can we fire it up a notch? While we are gifted and called by God to our ministries, we must commit to fan into flame the gifts given us!

What makes Scripture inspired truth? Phil Ware remembers an old mentor who has gone to be with Jesus, Neil Lightfoot, and as he recalls a lesson from John 4 about real faith is also reminded about the nature of inspired truth.

Can you see the real world as clearly as a child? Kids often know the difference between truth and lie and what is real world and what is not.

Isn't it time you put this back into your daily life? Phil Ware continues his shift series, focusing on our need to read Scripture because it is from God and useful to our living and beneficial and able to make us wise and leads us to salvation.

What if your mom knew? One way to help us sort through the moral dilemmas of the day is to ask what our mom would think if we did it?

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.

Do we really want the message of God homogenized and filtered by someone else? To know what God says we must, like the young woman in Tanzania, read the Bible. We must become people of the Book, again.

But it is not so much doubting God as doubting ourselves! Phil Ware shares insight into sharing the story of Jesus and its power based on his trips to Thailand and Peru and the young men and women with whom he has shared Jesus' story and shared his heart.

What greater need when it is lacking and what greater blessing when present? Faith is not heriditary, it is learned and nurtured, often my loving momthers who take motherhood seriously.

"Dear Father, Help me adhere to right teaching, proper conduct, the right aim in life and faith. Help me hold on patience, love, and steadfastness,..."

Is there REALLY an app for that? Nothing replaces reading God's Word.

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

It always brought tears to her eyes when she thought of the first part of Genesis. Tom Norvel reminisces about the days our personal copy of the Bible and our visits to church were something precious and asks us to think through how important they are to us today.

Without Jesus at the center of our faith, we are left with only an empty form of religion. Phil Ware talks about what is most important about the Bible and the focus of Scripture and the answer is simple: Jesus must be the center of everything.

Be careful, reading this can lead to all sorts of changed behavior! Rubel Shelly reminds us that the Bible is far from safe and is dangerous to read because it challenges us and changes us and brings us to Jesus to be transformed.

"Dear Friend, I want you to know Me. I'm not talking about knowing more about Me — although that is a good thing and something I invite you to....."

"Dear Disciple, In today's verses, I AM in the final preparation stages of leaving My disciples and ascending back to the Father. Although the..."

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

What's a young guy got to do? Rubel Shelly wades into the Tim Tebow issue with some good insight and a reminder to wait and see how this all turns out.

"Dear Faithful Follower, You need to be inspired if you are going to face the challenges of living in these last days. As Paul warned Timothy, there....."

How does your garden grow? Like a fine garden, a marriage relationship takes cultivation and care

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