Living God's Way with Scott LaPierre

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Rejoice Over the Results Versus the Motivation (Numbers 11:26-29, Mark 9:38-41, Philippians 1:15-18)
We see frequent examples in Scripture of why we should rejoice over the results versus the motivation. When other men began to prophesy Joshua was concerned, but Moses rejoiced (Numbers 11:26-29). Whe
What Leads to Repentance? (Luke 15:16-17 and Romans 2:1-5)
What leads to repentance? Romans 2:4 says, "God's kindness is meant to lead [us] to repentance." When we are thinking of repenting, we wonder, "Will God really forgive me? Have I done too much for Him
Prone to Wandering from God the Father (Luke 15:13-16)
We are prone to wandering from God the Father. Generally, when we have sin in our lives we want to be as far away from God as possible. We don’t wander physically like the son in the parable, but we d
When God Says, “Obey Their Voice” (1 Samuel 8)
When God says, “Obey their voice,” it doesn’t always go the way we expect. In 1 Samuel 8 God told Samuel to obey the people’s voices and give them a king to their own detriment. In our lives, when we
The Problems with Settling Outside the Promised Land
Settling outside the Promised Land is problematic. The Promised Land’s physical rest prefigures the Christian’s spiritual rest in Christ. Two-and-a-half tribes stayed on the east side of the Jordan, o
God Might Give Us What We Want to Our Detriment
Some people have a mistaken notion about God. They think that if God doesn’t want them doing something, that He will prevent them. But it doesn’t work like this. God might give us what we want to our
Jesus Christ Was Raised to Life for Our Justification
Romans 4:25 says, “[Jesus Christ] was delivered up for our trespasses and raised to life for our justification.” The first half looks back to Good Friday when Jesus died for our sins. The second half
When We Say, “Father Give Me My Share” (Luke 15:11-12 and Exodus 3:11-14:17)
When we say, “Father give me my share,” as the rebellious younger son did in Luke 15:11, we set ourselves up for problems. We always want to have soft, teachable, receptive hearts that are submissive
There Is Joy in Heaven over One Sinner Who Repents (Luke 15:8-10)
In Luke 15, verses eight and 10, Jesus said, “There is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.” Because there are so many people, it is easy to feel like we are not special to God: we are one of wh
Jesus Came to Seek and to Save the Lost (Luke 15:3-5 and Matthew 13:44-46)
Jesus said of Himself, “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). The Parable of the Lost Sheep, better than any place else in the Gospels, reveals Christ’s heart to seek and to