Take a lesson: What does whole hearted service look like? “Again Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, You know that I love You.’ Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’” (John 21:16) What good are ingredients if you don’t know how to cook a meal?  In John [...]

By John Fischer Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/06/17/secret-service-2/ ** Learn to manage your time wisely (to enable you to better serve others) by taking our online interactive study “Managing Time Wisely”: http://thelife.com/study/wisetimemanage.html?section=time_management “When you give a gift to someone in need, don’t shout about it as the hypocrites do – blowing trumpets in [...]

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by Suzanne Benner “Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many??? (Matthew 20:26 – 28). [...]

**Check the men’s blog today: http://talk.thelife.com/2006/07/18/service-with-strength Please open your Bible and read: (Colossians 1:10 – 12) Ministry isn?t something we do, but rather, it is something God does through us. So much fatigue and failure could be avoided if believers remembered that He is the source of strength. We serve Him using Spirit – provided [...]

Check out the new CWT site and let us know what you think! Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. “Jesus…got up from the meal, took off His outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around His waist. After that, He poured water into a basin and [...]

Please open your Bible and read: (Titus 2: 11 – 15) Who is a servant of God? Ask the average church – goer that question, and he will most likely point to his pastor or some Christian celebrity. He almost certainly will not say, ?I am God?s servant.? The church has a mixed – up [...]

Please open your Bible and read: (1 Peter 4:8 – 11) As Christians, we all are commanded to serve. However, God gives some the gift of service. The lifestyle of such believers is geared to meeting needs and acting as role models in the body of Christ. Several identifying marks accompany this gift of helps. [...]

Please open your Bible and read: (Philippians 1:21 – 26) Read the book of Acts, and you will see that Paul was constantly in danger. All through his epistles, he testified to persecution, threats, and hardship. In (1 Corinthians 15:30), he asks, ?Why are we also in danger every hour?? His answer is that being [...]

Our online daily chats are a great way to grow in your faith as you converse with others about our daily chat topics. Join one of our chat rooms. “God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our [...]