The Fruit of Discipleship

Jennifer Foster, Brazil “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 Three mornings a week, I hold a Bible study for the youth in our Amazon jungle church. I recall two instances that

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Who Not to Be at Church

Alex Goshu, Ethiopia Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. 3 John 11 In the book of 3 John, Diotrephes is a church

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A Unified, Sharing, and Serving Church

Ranjan Fernando, Sri Lanka “My prayer is not for [the disciples] alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.” John 17:20–21 Let

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Out of Bondage into God’s Freedom

Nigel Lewis, Jamaica I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. Ezra 8:21 Life is a journey that is paved with all kinds of obstacles. Each

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Ask. Seek. Knock.

Lonnie Riley, USA “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 Does God know what He wants to do in your town? Does God know what He wants to do in

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Are You Ready to Lose Your Life?

Wade McHargue, USA “Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.” Luke 17:33 One of the greatest revivals in recent church history came through a man named William Booth, who founded the Salvation Army. In spite of the

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You Are a Holy Palace

S.S. Rai, India Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 God

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How to Increase Our Faith

Maxeau Antoine, Haiti Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. Romans 10:17 What do we usually do when our faith is weak? Even though we may agree as believers that faith brings life, do we care enough to

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Having the Zeal of Paul

Ezra Sargunam, India “I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me— the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” Acts 20:24 The volumes Paul churned out

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True Branches

Alex Goshu, Ethiopia “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 For believers, a living union with Christ is absolutely necessary. Without it there

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