It is a constant battle to resist the temptation to have more luxuries, to acquire more stuff, and to live more comfortably.

Being a member of a church means realizing that we are responsible for helping the brothers and sisters around us to grow as disciples of Jesus. In the same way, they are responsible for helping us. We desperately need each other in the daily fight to follow Christ in a world that's full of sin.

When we realize that Jesus is the one who takes the initiative and invites us to follow him, everything changes-on multiple levels.

The gospel reveals the glory of God. According to God's Word, he is the sovereign Creator of all things.

God blesses his people with extravagant grace so they might extend his extravagant glory to all peoples on the earth

When we realize we have the responsibility to teach the word, it changes everything about how we hear the Word.

If we were left to ourselves with the task of taking the gospel to the world, we would immediately begin planning innovative strategies and plotting elaborate schemes. We would organize conventions, develop programs, and create foundations… But Jesus is so different from us. With the task of taking the gospel to the world, he wandered through the streets and byways…All He wanted was a few men who would think as He did, love as He did, see as He did, teach as He did and serve as He did. All He needed was to revolutionize the hearts of a few, and they would impact the world.