All of Scripture — But especially the prophets — reveal to us that God always keeps his promises and accomplishes his purposes and he does so through his presence.

The reality that Christ will come again in glory gives us real, actionable hope in the present because it is anchored by what he’s accomplished in the past.

For Week 3 in our mini-series, ‘The Moral Vision of the NT,’ we explored Romans 12:3-8 and learned that humble service promotes unity in the community of the church.

For Week 2 in our mini-series, ‘The Moral Vision of the NT,’ we learned that the gospel compels us to be transformed by increasingly yielding to the truth in all we do.

During this last mini-series within the ‘Year of Biblical Literacy,’ we’re exploring ‘The Moral Vision of the NT’ and asking the question: How do our lives continue to tell the true story of God?”

If a disciple is someone who is increasingly submitting all of their lives to the empowering presence of Jesus Christ and teaching others to do the same — Then Jesus’ love is the motivation and power to do that.

Being a disciple of Jesus means being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus does. The more we do this, the more we embrace His service to us and our freedom to truly serve others.

Being a disciple means continually submitting yourself to the lordship and empowering presence of Jesus. The heart of a disciple is obedience fueled by thankfulness and joy.

Because Jesus is God incarnate and the perfect human, he has perfect character. That perfect character enables and equips Him to heal both physical and spiritual illness — especially sin.