God has provided new things for those who trust Christ, including identity, citizenship, way of life, and sainthood. As saints, Christians should follow the Lord in sanctification, making daily progress.
Loving the Saint
We make daily progress as saints
April 21, 2024 • Wayne Braudrick • 2 Corinthians 1:1–2, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Colossians 1:13, Romans 6:10–11, 1 Peter 1:1–2
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Finding Joy in Loving People
Joy in Loving the Stranger
May 12, 2024 • Wayne Braudrick • Leviticus 19:33–34, Leviticus 19:9–18
God is very explicit regarding strangers: both the legal resident alien and the person who is different. We are called to love the stranger as we love ourselves, expressing that love in fairness, opportunity, care without coddling, and inclusion.
Joy in Loving the Neighbor
May 5, 2024 • Wayne Braudrick • Luke 10, Matthew 22:35–40, Matthew 22
One of the major themes of scripture is to love one’s neighbors. The Law lays down boundaries of this love, while the prophets and writings show stellar (or infamous) examples. In the New Testament, Jesus brings it all together in what we remember as the two “Greats:” His Great Commandments and the Great Commission. Following those changes the believer and, quite often, the neighborhood.
Joy in being a beloved servant
April 28, 2024 • Wayne Braudrick • Psalm 92:12–14, 1 Corinthians 1:9, Romans 1:1, Colossians 3:22–24, 1 Timothy 4:12
Our love for ourselves is grasped not in anything about self, but in the person of our Master and gratitude for our calling. That love overflows in service since we are set aside to make a difference as holy slaves of Christ.