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

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Obedient to Christ

September 14, 2026 by Tim Sherfy

What if I told you there was one thing you could do that would make every choice and decision so obvious that you would never have to second-guess yourself? There is one habit you can cultivate that makes everything else in your life easier and less stressful. The best part is that you already know what it is and how to do it.

The key to always knowing what to do and living with less stress and more joy is to always be obedient to Christ. (John 15:10-11) When we live in the habit of obedience, we will always know what to do because it’s the thing that is consistent with Christ’s character and glorifies Him. (Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 5:8-10) Things only get blurry when we put our desires before His desires for us.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: 2 Thessalonians, Colossians, commitment, Discipleship, Ephesians, Ezekiel, focus, Hebrews, I John, I Peter, II Corinthians, Isaiah, James, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, obedience, Philippians, priorities, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans

Why Would You Choose Sin?

September 7, 2026 by Tim Sherfy

When faced with the choice of honoring or dishonoring God, why would you choose sin? After all the Lord has done for you, why would you choose to serve Satan instead of Him? To my shame, I have to ask myself this question far too often. Like Paul, I don’t do the things I want to do, and I do the things I don’t want to do. (Romans 7:15-19) It’s maddening!

How can we love Christ so much and still live our lives as if He were not more important than anyone or anything else? Christ is Lord; of that there is no doubt. (Philippians 2:9-11; Acts 2:36) But if we aren’t living that truth, then we’re living a lie and a life of delusion. (Luke 6:46; James 1:22)

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: 2 Peter, Acts, Colossians, commitment, Discipleship, Galatians, Hebrews, holiness, I Corinthians, I John, I Peter, II Corinthians, Isaiah, James, Luke, Matthew, Philippians, Proverbs, Romans, sin, Titus

I Urge You

August 27, 2026 by Tim Sherfy

When seeking how best to live our lives for Christ, there is great value in looking at what the apostles had to say about this. In the New Testament epistles, we find sections where both Peter and Paul made statements to the effect of, “If you want to live holy lives, I urge you to…” It’s there in black and white.

The very Word of God tells us what we should do to live a life pleasing to God and that would have us look like Jesus. It’s sad how easy it is to gloss over these passages when there is so much gold to be mined from them. It’s why we shouldn’t just read the Bible; we must study it, marinate in it, and bathe in it. Studying the Word of God is never a waste of time.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: Acts, Colossians, Discipleship, Ecclesiastes, Galatians, humility, I Corinthians, I John, I Peter, II Corinthians, Luke, Matthew, mission, obedience, Philippians, Romans

Hypocrisy Is Useless

August 13, 2026 by Tim Sherfy

Hypocrisy is useless. After all, who do you think you’re fooling? God knows your innermost thoughts. (Psalm 139:1-4; Jeremiah 17:10) You can hide nothing from Him. (Psalm 139:7-12; Proverbs 15:3) To be a hypocrite, then, means you are living your life for someone besides the Lord. And we know that is the most futile thing you can do.

Hypocrisy is only pandering to fellow sinners in hopes they may esteem you as better than themselves. You are the same as them, and perhaps a little worse because you refuse to believe that truth. That is the height of arrogance and pride. Both are detestable to our King. (Proverbs 16:5; James 4:6) So, what is the point of being a hypocrite?

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: 1 Samuel, Colossians, Discipleship, Ephesians, Galatians, Hebrews, honesty, I John, II Corinthians, integrity, James, Jeremiah, John, Matthew, Philippians, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans, Titus, truthful

Man of Sorrows

August 10, 2026 by Tim Sherfy

True disciples of Jesus seek to live a life that looks just like Jesus. Indeed, God’s Word commands us to walk just as Jesus walked, to live just as He did. (1 John 2:6; Ephesians 5:1-2) And yet somewhere along the line we got the idea that Jesus calls us to be happy. Jesus was called the Man of Sorrows. (Isaiah 53:3) Does that sound like He was living a life of happiness, health, and wealth?

Any preacher promising that Jesus wants you to live your best life now is ignorant of what the Word of God teaches. Jesus came to suffer and also promised us we would suffer in this life. (Isaiah 53:4-5; John 16:33; 2 Timothy 3:12) Following Jesus is about obedience, not autonomy; sacrifice, not accumulation. Our Lord promised to give us life to the fullest, but we won’t find that fullness until we reign with Him in His eternal Kingdom. (John 10:10; Revelation 22:1-5)

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