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  • Verse to DATE the Word on February 4 (2/4) is Philippians 2:4

    Verse to DATE the Word on February 4 (2/4) is Philippians 2:4

    Our verse to DATE the Word on February 4 (2/4) is Philippians 2:4
    Philippians 2:4 says, “Let each of you look out not only for his own interests but also for the interests of others.”
    Putting LOVE into practice (Phil. 2:2 says having the same love) the apostle Paul gives some powerful instructions on how we are to LIVE differently as BELIEVERS by LOOKING OUT for the interest of OTHERS. 

    In verse 3 we are to ESTEEM others better than ourselves. We stop being SELFISH and live SELFLESS lives honoring others better than ourselves.  NOW we are to LOOK OUT for their interest. 

    As I think of “looking out” for the interest of others, I think of James 1:27 where James writes that “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction,” The Greek word for VISIT is “episcope.” A scope brings something very small up close so it can be better seen. We are to LOOK CLOSELY AND CAREFULLY at OTHERS to know what they need. As we determine the needs, we activate LOVE and SERVICE to meet the need.

    The pressing question is while looking out for your own interest, have you moved to LOOKING OUT FOR THE INTEREST of OTHERS?  
    Are you still living for yourself or by being a follower of Christ has there been a change in you to living to serve others?

    BTW – if you are looking for just one word as a mission statement for your life I highly recommend the word OTHERS.  

    Verse to DATE the Word on February 4 (2/4) is Philippians 2:4. It says, “Let each of you look out not only for his own interests but also for the interests of others.”

    Just a quick reminder: Except for one person the entire world is made up of OTHERS.  

    Continue Strong with CONCERN for others,
    And remember to DATE THE WORD

    Bonus on February 4 (2/4).  2/4 has numerous verses that could be the verse for the DATE.  
    Notice some other really important verses to DATE!
    Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

    2 Timothy 2:4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.

    Nehemiah 2:4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

    Habakkuk 2:4 “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.

    1 Thessalonians 2:4 But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.

    1 Timothy 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

    Haggai 2:4 ‘Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the LORD; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the LORD, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the LORD of hosts.

    Romans 2:4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

    1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

    2 Corinthians 2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.
  • Verse to DATE the Word on February 3 (2/3) is Philippians 2:3

    Verse to DATE the Word on February 3 (2/3) is Philippians 2:3

    Our verse to DATE the Word on February 3 (2/3) is Philippians 2:3
    Philippians 2:3 says “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.”
    HONORING OTHERS BETTER THAN YOURSELF!

    In Philippians 2:3 the Apostle Paul introduces us to the TWINS of TURMOIL.  Their names are selfish ambition and conceit.  They are two very mean and destructive attitudes and whether separately or together DIVISION will be happening.  Proverbs 13:10 says “By pride comes nothing but strife.”  Let’s meet them so we may avoid LIVING LIKE THEM.

    Selfish ambition looks to get ahead by PUSHING OTHERS DOWN. 
    Conceit looks to get ahead by PUSHING ONESELF UP.
    Selfish ambition talks DOWN a person.
    Conceit talks UP themselves.
    Selfish ambition likes to tell others how BAD and PATHETIC others are to make themselves look better.
    Conceit likes to tell others how GREAT & WONDERFUL they are to make themselves look better.
    (Instead of singing HOW GREAT THOU ART, they like to sing HOW GREAT I AM!)
    These twins of turmoil are concerned only about themselves. When a person thinks only of themselves, they become SELFISH.  They maintain that they must always look out for #1 which, of course, is them. 
    They are constantly looking out for what they can GET.  
    The world does revolve around them.  Their keywords will be I. ME. MY. and MINE!

    As a Christian one is challenged to live a very contrasting life. One of the teachings that Jesus gave said, “on the contrary, it shall not be so with you.” The Christian is not living a life of selfishness but of selflessness. It is a life of humility. Humility is not thinking less of self but rather living a life where one is not thinking of self first.  

    The growing Christian moves from selfishness to service. One will begin to ESTEEM others better than oneself.  To ESTEEM means to hold another above, higher than oneself even to the point of seeing them as superior.

    Very few verses challenge us on living as a Christian should be living as Philippians 2:3-4. One stops thinking only of self, only of self first, and being selfish to where one starts thinking of OTHERS before self.  Keywords for the humble are YOUR and YOU and OURS and US.  

    So, who will you be looking out for today? YOURSELF or OTHERS?  
    Will this be a day of selfishness or a day of SELFLESSNESS?  
    Will this be a day of HONORING yourself or HUMBLING yourself?

    Verse to DATE the Word on February 3 (2/3) is Philippians 2:3. It says, “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.”

    JOY in life comes when Jesus is first; Others are second and You are last!
    Bonus thought:  When you are all wrapped up in yourself, you make for a very small package!

    Continue Strong HONORING OTHERS OVER YOU!
    And remember to DATE the WORD

  • Verse to DATE the Word about LOVE for the Month of February

    1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
    Notice verses to DATE the Word about LOVE during February. 

    1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore, the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
    Ephesians 4:2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
    Ephesians 5:2  And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
    2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,
    Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.
    Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
    2 John 1:5 And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another.
    2 John 1:6 This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.
    Deuteronomy 6:5  “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
     1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
    1 John 4:8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
    Romans 5:8  but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
    1 John 4:9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
    1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
    1 John 3:11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,
    1 John 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
    1 John 4:12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
    1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,
    1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
    John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
    1 Corinthians 13:4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 ¶ Love never fails.
    1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
    Colossians 3:14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
    1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
    John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
    John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
    1 John 3:16 By this we know love because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
    1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
    1 John 3:17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
    1 John 4:17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
    1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
    1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
    1 John 4:19 We love Him because He first loved us.
    1 John 4:20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
    1 John 4:21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
    1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
    1 John 3:23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
    Psalms 31:23  Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! For the LORD preserves the faithful,
    1 Corinthians 16:24  My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
    Ephesians 5:25  Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 
    John 17:26 “And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
    Luke 6:27  “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
    Ephesians 5:28  So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
  • Verse to DATE the Word on February 2 (2/1) is 2 Timothy 2:2

    Verse to DATE the Word on February 2 (2/1) is 2 Timothy 2:2

    Our verse to DATE the Word on February 2 (2/2) is 2 Timothy 2:2
    2 Timothy 2:2 says, “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 
    Making Disciples who Make Disciples is the Mission

    The mission of Jesus Christ to each Christian is to make disciples (Matthew. 28:18-20) and the method of doing so is in 2 Timothy 2:2. We have Paul discipling Timothy and as he disciples him he teaches Timothy to make disciples and to make sure that as he disciples he teaches those he is discipling to make disciples. Thus there are 4 generations here; Paul, Timothy, faithful men, and others.

    For me personally, it started with a man named Jack Finch who would disciple Bill Crawford. Bill Crawford would disciple me. Now whoever I disciple is the fourth generation of Jack Finch. Jack, Bill, Dwayne, and now others.

    Each of us should be being discipled. Who is your Paul? 

    Each of us should be discipling someone. Who is your Timothy? 

    As we disciple our “Timothy” they should start discipling someone. 

    Where are you in the discipling process found in 2 Timothy 2:2 “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”? 

    Are you making disciples that make disciples?
  • Verse to DATE the Word on February 1 (2/1) is James 2:1

    Verse to DATE the Word on February 1 (2/1) is James 2:1

    Our verse to DATE the Word on February 1 (2/1) is James 2:1
    James 2:1 say, “My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.”
    THE GROUND AT THE CROSS IS LEVEL

    DO NOT claim that you are a Christian if you discriminate.  To hold a person to higher value based on any number of things from social standing to race to economic standing to gender to age etc. is not Christian.  Jesus loves everyone and the gospel is available to all.  As the song says, Jesus loves all the children of the world, red and yellow, black and white; they are precious in his sight. Is every soul precious in your sight?

    The teaching of James is backed up by OT teaching and the fair treatment of everyone is a characteristic of God. Proverbs 24:23 says, “These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.” In Leviticus 19:15 we read, “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.” Deuteronomy 1:17 says, “You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. 

    In 2 Chronicles 19:5-7, we read that, “He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city. 6 He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the LORD who is with you when you render judgment. 7 “Now then let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the LORD our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.” 

    Acts 10:34 Opening his mouth, Peter said: “I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,” 

    It is so clear that God does not show partiality.  John 3;16 says, “For God so loved the WORLD!”  Christ died for sinners which means He died for everyone because ALL have sinned.  He died for the Jews. He died for Gentiles. He died for the Romans. He died for the Greeks. A reading of the book of Acts will have one seeing He offers salvation to a man of Ethiopia. Salvation was offered to Saul, called later Paul.  He offered salvation to Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment. Salvation was offered to a woman named Lydia, a demon-possessed woman, and a Roman soldier. 

    Showing partiality – favoritism – is unchristian. It is totally incompatible with Christianity. Favoritism, prejudice, partiality, discrimination, etc. keeps one from obeying the Great Commission. Let the Word of God speak to our hearts on 2/1 from James 2:1 “My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.”

    Verse to DATE the Word on February 1 (2/1) is James 2:1.  It says, “My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.”

    A converted heart sees the ground at the cross is level and wants the gospel to go to the WORLD that God loves, and Jesus died for!

    Continue Strong,
    And remember to DATE THE WORD
  • Verse to DATE the Word on January 31 (1/31) is Genesis 1:31

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 31 (1/31) is Genesis 1:31

    Our verse to DATE the Word on January 31 (1/31) is Genesis 1:31
    Genesis 1:31 “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So, the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
    INDEED, it was VERY GOOD!

    Genesis 1:1 informs us that “In the beginning GOD CREATED.”  As He created, He EVALUATED His creation, His work.  In verses 4, 10, 12, 18, 21, and 25 we read His evaluation of His daily creation as “it was good.” However, with the evaluation of day 6 in which He creates man and woman and breathes into them we get an evaluation of “INDEED it was VERY GOOD.”

    Let us take a moment to evaluate God’s 6th-day evaluation.  Why did He give a much higher review? What brought about more than an evaluation of it was good to INDEED IT WAS VERY GOOD?  Many who evaluate God’s evaluation, believe the difference comes because of the creation of the man and the woman.  

    You might ask what makes the creation of man and woman so different?  What makes the creation of humans so special to God?  Let’s take a moment and read the following for an answer.
    Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in OUR IMAGE, according to OUR LIKENESS; let them have DOMINION over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
    27 So God created man in His OWN image; in the IMAGE of God He created him; male and female He created them.
    28 Then God BLESSED them, and God SAID to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

    The words emphasized speak of the difference! We, humans, are made in the likeness – the very IMAGE – of God.  And with the creation of man and woman, we have God SPEAKING to His creation. From the very beginning, God had a special and unique RELATIONSHIP with mankind!  Thus comes the evaluation of INDEED it was VERY good.

    What might we take away from God’s elevated evaluation after the creation of man and woman? We should take away the incredible value and dignity that God has placed on mankind.  EVERY HUMAN IS TO BE VIEW WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT as EVERY human was created by God and created for fellowship.  Even with the fellowship broken because of sin God still wants to see every human reconciled back to Him.  His love for mankind extended all the way to a place called CALVARY where His very own Son died for all humans and wants all to be reconciled.   We who now know Him personally and have a relationship with Him are to be telling others that God so loves them and that He wants them to be reconciled to Him.  

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 31 (1/31) is Genesis 1:31. It says, “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So, the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”

    Friend, you are one of God’s special creations, as is every human.   More than “it was good” the creation of man and woman brought “INDEED it was VERY GOOD!”

    Continue Strong,
    And remember to DATE the WORD!
  • Verse to DATE the Word on January 30 (1/30) is Luke 1:30

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 30 (1/30) is Luke 1:30

    Our verse to DATE the Word on January 30 (1/30) is Luke 1:30
    Luke 1:30 says, “Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.”
    As the angel Gabriel makes his announcement of God’s assignment to Mary that she is going to be the mother of our Lord, he tells her NOT TO BE FEARFUL.  The reason that he could tell her to not be fearful was she has something that is going to make all the difference for fulfilling the assignment.  What was the “something” she had?  She had found FAVOR with God.  Gabriel says to Mary to not be afraid because she has found FAVOR with God!

    As we look to do God’s assignments God’s FAVOR is to be GREATLY desired.  In Numbers 6:26 we find part of the priestly prayer for the people, and it says, “may the LORD look with favor on you.” The idea of favor is to have God’s APPROVAL.

    For Mary to hear that she has found favor would mean she was APPROVED.  This approval would have come from being tested though she most likely did not even know she was being tested.  In her private life, she was making wise decisions that would now open doors for God to use her.  To have found favor with God also would convey that she would have upon her an ANOINTING, that God’s good hand would be upon her. While the assignment would be difficult and greatly misunderstood by many, she could rest assured that God would be with her.

    Mary had nothing to fear as she had His favor!

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 30 (1/30) is Luke 1:30. It says, “Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.”

    One of my personal prayer requests is for God’s favor based on Malachi 1:9. It says, “And now ask for God’s favor.” I do not want to do life and ministry without it!! And neither should you!

    Continue Strong knowing there is nothing to fear when you have God’s favor!!!!!
    And remember to DATE THE WORD
  • Verse to DATE the Word on January 29 (1/29) is John 1:29

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 29 (1/29) is John 1:29

    Our verse to DATE the Word on January 29 (1/29) is John 1:29
    John 1:29 says, “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
    The ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS

    John the Baptist was born to announce the Messiah as His forerunner and here in John 1:29, he does just that.  Here we read one of the greatest announcements ever made to the world as John the Baptist ANNOUNCES more than just a person and a name.  He ANNOUNCES the PURPOSE of Jesus, the Messiah, that He is the one to TAKE AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD!! 

    What no human could ever do to solve his or her greatest problem the LAMB OF GOD would be able to do! As the perfect Lamb He would die for the sins of man and with His precious blood, He would wash us from our sins! 

    For us who are believers, those who have trusted in Jesus Christ for salvation, there will be a day for us to make a pronouncement in heaven as we will fall down before the Lamb of God and proclaim WORTHY IS THE LAMB!!!  I trust you have trusted Him!

    Bonus: Let us with this announcement of the ages consider a few other great announcements about Jesus.

    Consider the announcement from the angel Gabriel to Mary in Luke 1:30-33.
    Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31  “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. 32  “He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33  “And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”  

    Consider the announcement of the angel to Joseph in Matthew 1:21.  “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”

    Consider the announcement of the angel to the shepherds in Luke 2:10-11.  Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

    Oh, what announcements we have heard!  A Savior, the Lamb of God has come to save sinners!

    One last thought.  As believers, we are now Ambassadors for Christ, and we are to be ANNOUNCING what JESUS DID and WHAT HE CAN DO for every lost sinner in the world.

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 29 (1/29) is John 1:29. It says, “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”

    Continue Strong announcing the greatest news ever!
    And remember to DATE THE WORD
  • Verse to DATE the Word on January 28 (1/28) is Colossians 1:28

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 28 (1/28) is Colossians 1:28

    Our verse to DATE the Word on January 28 (1/28) is Colossians 1:28
    Colossians 1:28 says, “we proclaim Christ Jesus, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.”
    The Apostle Paul’s Mission Statement for his Ministry

    From the Apostle Paul, we can find “life mission” statements.  For instance, “For me to live is Christ.” (Phil. 1:21) or “My ambition is to be well pleasing to Him.” (2 Cor. 5:9) Or “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” (Acts 20:24).  

    As well we can get ministry mission statements from him such as from Colossians 1:28.  Paul says here his mission is “to present everyone mature in Christ.”  Let’s notice how he does it so we can also do it.

    When we become a believer, we begin a journey of BECOMING Christ-like.  The journey starts with a new birth and as a newborn, we must GROW.  Little by little the newborn becomes a child, and the child is to then grow to maturity.   
    For maturity to be achieved Paul says he issues WARNINGS as well as imparts WISDOM.   When warnings and wisdom are applied you will see a believer becoming MATURE.  

    Regarding seeing an example of this I look to Ephesians 4:28.  Paul writes to those who were thieves and issues first a WARNING and then WISDOM.  He writes, “Let the thief no longer steal,” That is the WARNING.  STOP STEALING!  He continues with WISDOM. “But rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”   Warning and Wisdom are imparted and when applied we have a mature believer living a CHANGED LIFE! 

    For a person to be known as MATURE we would say they have become RESPONSIBLE. The mature know there are things that they don’t do, and they DON’T DO THEM and there are things that they do and THEY DO THEM   They listen and they learn! They heed the warnings and hear the wisdom.  They acquire wisdom and they APPLY wisdom! 

    Part of maturity is understanding the necessity of helping others mature. We who now know Christ are to make Christ known to others (evangelism). We who are MATURING (the process is continual) are to help others become more like Christ (discipleship). 2 Timothy 2:2 says, “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

    Some questions to ask: 
    Are you maturing?  Can others see your progress in becoming more Christ-like?
    Are you listening to warnings from Scripture?  
    Are you learning from the wisdom of Scripture?  
    Do you have a mature believer in your life that gives warnings to you as well as imparts wisdom?   
    Are you making Christ known (witnessing)? 
    Are you helping mature (discipling)?

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 28 (1/28) is Colossians 1:28. It says, “we proclaim Christ Jesus, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.”

    Continue Strong maturing as a believer and helping others mature as a believer.
    And remember to DATE THE WORD
  • Verse to DATE the Word on January 27 (1/27) is Philippians 1:27

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 27 (1/27) is Philippians 1:27

    Our verse to DATE the Word on January 27 (1/27) is Philippians 1:27
    Philippians 1:27 says, “Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,” 
    The Conduct of a Christian

    In Philippians 1:27 the apostle Paul REVEALS what he would like to hear about fellow believers. He would like to hear of a believer’s behavior being HONORABLE to the Lord. Do you question before acting if an action is pleasing – is honoring – worthy to the one who saved you?

    He wants to hear of believers STANDING for the faith – unified in belief. “Standing fast” is a military term for standing a post, of holding a position. Are you standing fast in defending our common faith? Jude wrote in 1:3 that he “found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” Are you a defender of the faith? Do you know what you believe and why you believe it?  Are you standing up and speaking out for the faith?

    Then Paul changes to an Athletic word saying he wants to hear of believers STRIVING – sharing – proclaiming – making known the gospel. While standing for the gospel we are to be SHARING the gospel with the lost!! 

    Are you having gospel conversations with the lost?  Do you have a passion lo be winning souls?

    So, if we were at Philippi in the days of Paul what would he be hearing about your life as a Christian?  Something to ponder!

    Verse to DATE the Word on January 27 (1/27) is Philippians 1:27. It says, “Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your actions, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,

    Take proper actions to be a defender of the faith while being a spreader of the gospel!

    Continue Strong pleasing the Lord,
    And remember to DATE THE WORD