I came across a tweet today that rocked me.

Jesus knew. Jesus knew that he had one day left with his disciples before he would die for the sins of the world. And he washed feet!

“Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him…After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord – and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.” (John 13:3-5, 12-15).

“‘Teacher, which commandment is the law is the greatest?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.'” (Matthew 22:36-39)

If your theology doesn’t change your behavior, what you know about God doesn’t matter.

Fred Craddock says, “It’s possible to get an “A” in bible and still flunk Christianity.” And, he’s absolutely right.

Growing in the knowledge of God changes us to resemble God in our actions and how we treat God’s children.

The point of the teachings of Jesus was never to make us smarter sinners. The point of the teachings of Jesus is to change us, to make us more like him.

Whenever God reveals Godself through his scriptures, it is always for the purpose of transformation. When you love God, you love what God loves. When you love God, you love the people for whom Christ died for. These are inseparable.

This past Sunday Katie Davis and Jo Ethel Smith preached a fantastic sermon on the Christian response to the racial division that is wreaking havoc in our world. When it comes to pursuing racial reconciliation, the church and her saints ought to lead the way in bringing about peace and shalom to our communities.

As many of you know, I have had multiple surgeries on my heart and have needed blood transfusions. Not once did I ever wonder about the color of the person who donated the blood that kept me alive. I was only grateful that someone went out of their way to donate their blood so that I might live.

I thank God that we have a church who sees all of God’s people for who they are: we are all sinners in need of forgiveness that only Christ offers. We are all God’s children in need of a Savior.

Church, let us lead the way in bringing peace to God’s world.

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).

You can’t say this prayer and without surrendering your kingdom. To say this prayer and mean it assumes surrendering our dreams, our loyalties, our preferences, and our kingdom plans.

Did you know that God is not a republican? God is not a democrat. In fact, God is not even American! You see, Jesus tells us that “God so loved the WORLD that he gave his only Son, that whosoever would believe in him will have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done…”

You may not agree with President Trump. You may not even like him. But did you know when God thought about eternity, God could not imagine spending eternity without him in it. So God sent his Son to die for President Trump. That’s how much God loves him.

You may not agree with Joe Biden. You may not even like him. But do you know when God thought about eternity, God could not imagine spending eternity without him in it. So God sent his Son to die for Joe Biden. That’s how much God loves him.

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done…”

Christian, you can’t say this prayer without surrendering your kingdom.