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Even If i Walk Alone

Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus

Discipleship

The Wrong Battles

August 15, 2022 by Tim Sherfy

In a world and country that is increasingly hostile to the ways of Christ, it’s easy to lose perspective and begin fighting the wrong battles. The battle for our culture is important, no doubt about it. At the same time, it is not the most important fight. Even if we lose the battle for the culture, God’s plan will carry on undeterred. If you’re like me, it’s hard to not be dismayed at the moral decline all around us.

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Not so long ago, America was seen around the world as a Christian nation. We can debate for years what that actually meant and how well America lived up to such a platitude, but that was how the world saw the USA. Things have changed. To see it unfold in my lifetime has been both sobering and maddening.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: 2 Timothy, Discipleship, Ephesians, God's Kingdom, Isaiah, Kingdom of God, mission, priorities, purpose, Romans

The End is Near

August 1, 2022 by Tim Sherfy

Every generation has raised the alarm that the end is near. Whether it was war, famine, disease, or outright evil, proclamations of the end of the world have never been too far removed from the culture. Christianity has fed into this with countless so-called prophets predicting the second coming of the Lord. The Lord is coming back, but we know from Jesus Himself that no one knows when that day will be (Matthew 24:36).

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That means every prediction about the timing of His return will be wrong. You would think with so many proclamations of how short time is that Christians would have lived like it was true at some point. But even after hundreds of years of predicted doom, we still carry on as if we have all the time in the world to make things right. So what if Jesus actually comes back today?

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: commitment, Discipleship, Galatians, I Peter, John, Matthew, priorities

The Tragedy of Neglect

July 28, 2022 by Tim Sherfy

Few things are more detrimental to your walk with Christ than ignoring the little things. The tragedy of neglect is that good habits disappear quickly when left untended. The disciplines you’ve instilled in your life that have allowed you to make great strides in your walk with Christ can dissolve overnight if you don’t do the work of maintaining them every day. Cherished relationships wither and fade if we do not feed them.

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We must renew our commitment to living the life of a disciple every day. We can never take our foot off the pedal and begin coasting. There are no days off. Without daily attention and determination, the pull of sin will undermine everything we live for and relegate us to a weak and wasted life.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: commitment, Discipleship, focus, God's Kingdom, I John, Kingdom of God, Luke, mission, Nehemiah, priorities

The Truth Is

July 25, 2022 by Tim Sherfy

The truth is God’s Word. The truth is Jesus. There is no your truth, my truth, his truth, her truth. There is only the truth. The opinions of this world will always be just that: opinions. Truth is unchanging and eternal. No amount of virtue signaling or cultural capitulation can change the truth. Any activity or opinion that violates the Word of God is not just wrong, it is sin and open rebellion against the God who created you.

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Maybe you don’t believe in God, or perhaps you do, but don’t believe in the Creation story of the Bible. It doesn’t matter. The truth is that you are wrong because the truth does not change based on your opinions or beliefs. God defines what is true, not any of us.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: Discipleship, Ephesians, John, Love, Luke, Mark, Matthew, priorities, Romans, salvation, surrender

No Neutral Position

July 18, 2022 by Tim Sherfy

In a world of compromise and so-called “tolerance”, we must remember there is no neutral position in Christ. We are for Him or against Him (Mark 9:40; John 3:36), and we can never stand in a middle that does not exist. Today’s culture regards those who accept whatever is popular as the favored class. Those of us who push back against the tide of perversion, selfishness, and immorality are branded as outcasts and even criminals.

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Light has no fellowship with darkness (II Corinthians 6: 14; Ephesians 5:11), so we must abstain from drinking from the fountain of popular thought. The temptation to go with the flow is great, but if you are truly for Christ, you must stand firm on His Word and obey His commands.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: commitment, Discipleship, Ephesians, I John, II Corinthians, Isaiah, John, Mark, mission, Philippians, surrender

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