Teaching by Tag: Faithfulness
Living Faith, Part 9: Friendship with the World
The cause of worldliness is the love of self, which results in friendship with the world. God’s solution is to humble ourselves and draw near to Him.
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Portraits of Christ: Gentle and Lowly
When Jesus says that He is “gentle and lowly,” it means that saving sinners brings Him joy, that He sympathizes with our weakness, that He is gentle when we stray, and that He sees us through to the end.
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Neglected But Essential: Haggai
The book of Haggai is a call to the people of God to reorder our priorities so that we can pave the way for the presence of God in our midst.
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God’s Faithfulness
Pastor Mike shares some of the history of Reston Bible Church. God’s faithfulness built the church, and God’s faithfulness will carry it into the future.
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The Fruit of the Spirit, Part 3
When we accept Jesus as our Savior, we must set aside performance and the works of the law as our operating principle. We receive the Holy Spirit, who empowers us to live a life that is consistent with Him. As we pursue this relationship, fruit begins to grow.
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Parables, Part 1: The Parable of the Sower
The parable of the sower describes four different conditions of the human heart. We are called to be “Soil Four,” rooted in God’s Word and bearing the fruit of faithfulness.
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2 Thessalonians: The Day of the Lord, Part 3
Even when we struggle to be faithful in the Word, in prayer, or in honoring the Lord, He remains faithful. God is never dismayed or discouraged by our unfaithfulness. His faithfulness, not ours, is the keystone element of the gospel.
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The Responsibility of the Church in a Foreign Land
Will you stand with your biblical Christian convictions against a world that is looking for evidence to confirm their suspicion that we are hypocritical, judgmental, and self-righteous?
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Be Very Strong
If you want to be “very strong,” obey God, don’t copy the world around you, cling to God, love God, guard your relationships, live for eternity and learn to trust God.
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In the Beginning, Part 49: Joseph’s Patient Hope
In a fallen and broken world, we are constantly going to be waiting. Waiting on the Lord is hard, but joy is the inner spiritual confidence that God’s grace is sufficient to see you through your earthly pilgrimage.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 48: Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife
What appears to be a downward spiral in Joseph’s life is actually a trajectory toward greatness, because of the Lord’s providential working. Joseph’s identity was in the Lord, and the Lord was always with Joseph.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 33: God Intended It for Good
You can trust God with the pain in your life, knowing that even though you may not see it now, God is working a good work beyond what you could imagine.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 21: Intimacy with God
We should all be pursuing deep intimacy with God, but that doesn’t mean we will all have the same experiences. Testimonies are not formulas.
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Looking for a City: The Life of Abraham, Part 1
Abraham was a man “looking for a city that has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” His life, in many respects, is a model for how we should live before God.
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