Hearing and Obeying—Devotionals Posts
In the months leading up to the 2022 Mission Central Conferences we are going to be reflecting on the theme of “Hearing and Obeying”. If you feel like it’s a struggle to hear and obey in your daily life, you are not alone. We want to invite you to journey with us by using this devotional series. Our prayer is that the devotions will be a bit of sunshine and rain to help you grow as a missional disciple of Jesus.
Count the Cost
Have you counted the cost of being a disciple? Go to Jesus, lay out your concerns before him, and ask for his perspective on your struggle. Read more
Love Your Enemies
If you have an enemy in your life, if someone hates you, consider how Jesus is asking you to go to them? Hearing and obeying requires embodied action. Read more
Holiness and Obedience
Our goals, the accumulation of power, and things that we spend so much time on may have less importance than we may be willing to admit. Read more
Idols and Mighty Deeds
God desires that he is the only one to whom we direct our worship, and one of the reasons is so that His power can be demonstrated in our lives. Read more
Obedience In, Joy Out
God’s economy doesn’t work in a paradigm of effort in - reward out. In the paradigm of hearing and obeying everything rests on love and intimacy. Read more
Hearing Waves
Be oriented to Jesus who gives our lives stability. This is something you must do if you want to experience peace. Read more
Passionate Love and Hearing
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind and Love your neighbour as yourself Read more
Circumstances
Sometimes we have selective hearing. Consider the tension between hearing and doing, and hearing and waiting—the issue of timing. Read more
But Seek First His Kingdom
Jesus says if we seek the kingdom first and are concerned with our right-standing with God, then we don’t have to worry about the rest of life. Read more
First Things
There are two things that must happen before you can hear and obey Jesus well Read more
Hearing and Obeying as the Way of Life with Jesus
Hearing and obeying for a follower of Jesus is not something that is simply encouraged, but a way of life that Jesus calls us to. Read more