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The presence of God can be very strong in a local church. The Holy Spirit can move mightily in a gathering of God’s people, and that’s why believers should not forsake the assembling of themselves together.    

With Jesus as its cornerstone, the Church has a rock-solid foundation. As believers, we’re part of that building, since we’re called “living stones” by the Apostle Peter. Here is more about the Church that Jesus founded, and our part in that divine structure.

Believers attend church to meet God, and further extend His glory. We gather to express to God His worth to us: that’s what the word “worship” is all about.  

Believers running the race of life need a sharp focus on that race. Having that focus clears out a lot of life’s cobwebs. If our objective is the glory of God, our daily decisions get easier, our time is better used, and our joy is greatly increased.

God’s glory is easy to lose sight of. All it takes is one small sin. In Moses’ day, the glory of God would come and go. In the end, it departed, as the sins of Israel caused God to draw back His favor. Could this be true even today?  

One day, believers will walk the streets of the New Jerusalem. Our sole focus will be the praise and worship of Almighty God. If this is true, is it not reasonable that God’s glory should be our focus now?

As we mature in the faith, we come to realize more and more that it’s not about us. It’s about God, whose glory fills the heavens. When we see our lives as part of a much larger plan, we understand that enhancing God’s glory is the bottom line.  

Believers are commanded to love God supremely, and to cast off every weight and sin that besets them. Then, they can run life’s race at top speed, knowing that the finish line will bring them face to face with the God they love.

Believers are to give God first place in their lives, running life’s race for no other reason than to express their love for Him. In fact, we’re commanded to love God supremely; everything else takes second place.

Believers are to run life’s race for Christ, who taught us to love God with all our being as the first and greatest commandment. This is a tall order, but Dr. Lutzer will help us understand what that means for us today.

When a man or woman believes in Christ, many deep-seated desires change. We become givers rather than takers, and God wants us to see our money as a trust to manage, not a possession to squander.

Believers in the race of life need to come to grips with money. Many of us grip our pocketbooks until our knuckles turn white. Yet God wants us to understand the joy of generosity.

Christians running the race of life frequently get tripped up by matters of money. Whose money is it really? Is it mine to do with as I please, or am I just taking care of it for someone else? Christ had much to say about money!

Christ, the Lord of Our Talents, Part 3 of 3 (The Joy of Generosity)

Although we’re not equal in abilities, we are equal in our obligation to use our abilities wisely. In Bible times, a talent was a large sum of money. Today it signifies an ability. Either way, the parable of the talents shows us how to manage what we have.