The Command to Copy Christ

Jesus Christ demonstrated in his life on earth and in the sacrifice he made on the cross the kind of attitudes and actions that every believer is to follow.  As we look to the book of Colossians, we find that the believers ability to copy Christ in this way is founded...

The Command to Make Disciples

For every Christian, Christ’s sacrifice on the cross provided our salvation, but it also gave us a mission. Out of His work on the cross we are given the good news message of the Gospel and the mandate to share what he did and how it is available to a dying and...

The Command to Give of Ourselves

One of the easiest things we do is concern ourselves with what is important to us.  When Jesus came to earth and died upon the cross, it was not for his own benefit but for the glory of God and for the salvation of people.  As Christians the command that comes from...

The Command to be Free

Those who run in races, or compete in athletic competitions, know that to be encumbered by restrictive clothing, or to carry extra weight will hinder them from achieving their best.  In the Christian life we are commanded to be free in a similar way, but what does...

The Command to Carry Your Cross

When Jesus lived on earth he demonstrated to us what it takes to deny oneself and take up one’s cross.  His life and death shows us how we are to follow after him.  In a world that lives for itself and entices us to do the same, the commands of Jesus are...