So the challenge for us is to live in such a way that we are radically dependent on and desperate for the power that only God can provide.

Jesus came to live the life we could not live and to die the death we deserve to die.

No matter how many red Xs we write on our hands to end slavery, as long as these same hands are clicking on pornographic websites and scrolling through sexual pictures and videos, we are frauds to the core.

The Life of Christ determines everything about us.

This is the reality about humanity. We are each born with an evil, God-hating heart. Genesis 8: 21 says that every inclination of man's heart is evil from childhood, and Jesus' words in Luke 11: 13 assume that we know we are evil.

Ask, could my gifts, education, career, or experience be used to spread the gospel where it’s needed most?

Do we believe the reward found in Jesus is worth the risk of following Him?