“ . . . do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7, ESV). I have always believed in prayer, but in …
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Are You a Pharisee?
“John answered, ‘Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you’” (Luke 9:49-50, ESV). Are you a Pharisee? What an offensive question! Pharisees …
Church Membership Matters
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the …
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
Mission-Focused
“When the days drew near for him [Jesus] to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.” (Luke 9:51, ESV). Mission-Focused is the fourth and final core value of North Greenville University. Jesus Christ exemplified keeping his focus on his mission. As the days drew near for Christ’s arrest, death by crucifixion, burial, …
Academically Excellent
“And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, ‘Which commandment is the most important of all Jesus answered, ‘The most important is, Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God …
Biblically Faithful
“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of …
Christ-Centered
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” Col 3:1-2 (ESV). Christ-Centered is one of the four core values of North Greenville University. There …
Holiness
“You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy” (Lev 19:2b, ESV). The concept of personal holiness has become blasé for many contemporary believers even while it remains a central precept of spiritual formation. This loss of personal holiness has also infiltrated the church. I believe a lack of holiness is the …
Teach Your Children Well
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one“ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall …