Luke 14:31

God wants you and me to flourish and not merely exist. Although “flourishing” means to grow and develop in a favorable environment, the biblical context of this verb is more correctly interpretable as “Shalom,” a right relationship with God and each other. We are called to thrive even in harsh life-situations and overcome “vision-killers” that may stunt our growth. Let’s explore what this promise means in God’s word.

We are usually impressed by inspirational stories of dramatic, overnight transformation, but living as a disciple of Jesus is a long game. We are all broken people. No one has arrived. We’re all in recovery! This four-day study will help you break the sin-repent cycle so you can truly experience the transformation God has promised us through salvation.

Ever used the phrase “That’s impossible,” or “I could never do that”? At some point, we’ve all felt out of our depth. We might even say that our faith sometimes feels impossible. It may feel impossible to give up something that we know isn’t good for us, or to be brave enough to share our faith with others. But we believe in the God of the impossible, who moves mountains, calms storms and even raises the dead. Read along and be inspired by persecuted Christians who don’t just believe, but are seeing that with God, anything is possible.

At the core of it, discipleship is taking care of and tending all the things Jesus commanded us. Yet how can we know what to do if we don't know His words? That is why we're exploring all of Jesus' words across the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each day includes a Bible narration from Ps Mark Varughese of the words of Jesus. NOTE: the translation used in the narration is the New King James Version.