Division, persecution, and salvation
Being a Christian person is not always rewarding—it’s a tough world out there. Jesus says that faith in Him will bring division and persecution, but also salvation.
Transfiguration as transition
Since Christmas time, we have been focussing on who Jesus really is as God reveals him during the season of Epiphany. We are about to begin the season of Lent. The transfiguration is the transition point between Epiphany and Lent in more ways than one.
Unhealthy rivalry (1 Co. 1:10–18)
As people of the cross through our baptism, we trust in the power of the cross. We look to it above all else, we hope in it more than anything we can do, and we remain unified under it.
Peace and division (Lk. 12:49-56)
There are Christians and non-Christians. Jesus has a way of telling us how things are… But where do we find peace?
Healing division (Ep. 1:15–23)
The Christians in Ephesus had their own problems, the main one being division. Sound familiar? Despite our learnings and improvements, we still get tripped up by the same problems.