It is easy to read “You shall not commit adultery” and decide that command belongs to someone else. But in Matthew 5, Jesus carries it beyond the outward act into the hidden life of our looks, desires, and thoughts—so where does that leave any of us, and why does God care so deeply about our purity?
Pastor Tim cools off in the pool as we think about cooling off our uncontrolled wills and being more focused on the things God values.
How do we live lives filled with the Fruit of the Spirit? It all depends on His Spirit.
Pastor Tim thinks about what self-control looks like in relation to how we interact with others in this New Year.
Jim wraps up our exploration of the Fruit of the Spirit by looking at the opposite of “self-control” in this week’s devotional.
God calls us to self-control and endurance. What does that look like? How do we do it? Pastor Tim considers that with an exploration of our continue struggles with these things from the very beginning.