Posts with the category “more-like-jesus-21-days-of-prayer-and-fasting-january-2025”

Day 21 – Walking in Step with the SpiritScripture:“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.”Galatians 5:25 (ESV)Over the years, one of my favorite pregame moments at a Michi...  Read More

Day 20 – Crucifying the FleshScripture:“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”Galatians 5:24 (ESV)As Paul brings his teaching on the fruit of the...  Read More

Day 19 – Against Such Things There Is No LawScripture:“Against such things there is no law.”Galatians 5:23 (ESV)There are many areas of life where limits are necessary. We have speed limits to keep pe...  Read More

Day 18 – Self-ControlScripture“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.”Galatians 5:2...  Read More

Day 17 — More Like Jesus: GentlenessScripture:Matthew 11:29 (ESV)“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”Gentleness is one...  Read More

Day 16 — FaithfulnessScripture:1 Corinthians 4:2 (ESV)“Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.”Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoeve...  Read More

Day 15: GoodnessScripture“But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.”Luke 10:33 (ESV)When Scripture speaks of goodness as a fruit of the Spirit, it...  Read More

Day 14 - KindnessScripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4“Love is patient and kind…”It feels like we live in a world where kindness is in short supply. People are impatient. Everyone wants things done their way ...  Read More

Day 13 — Longsuffering (Patience)Scripture:“Love is patient…” 1 Corinthians 13:4 (ESV)The transformation project that the Holy Spirit begins in our lives is rarely an overnight fix. It is a lifelong j...  Read More

Day 12 — Let Peace Make the CallScripture:Colossians 3:15 (ESV)“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”Paul writes, “Let the pea...  Read More

Day 11 — Joy That RemainsScripture:John 15:11 (ESV)“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”As humans, we spend a lot of our lives chasing happines...  Read More

Day 10 –The Fruit of LoveScripture:Galatians 5:22–23John 13:34–35Matthew 5:46Yesterday we began looking at the fruit of the Spirit—the evidence of a life shaped by the Holy Spirit. Scripture makes it ...  Read More

Day 9 – More Like Jesus: Walking in the SpiritScripture:Galatians 5:24–25 (ESV)“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, l...  Read More

Day 8 - Winning the Battle of the MindScripture:Romans 12:1–2Ephesians 6:11–172 Corinthians 10:5Philippians 4:8If following Jesus instantly made us fully like Him—filled with His Spirit and free from ...  Read More

Day 7 — Liberty That LovesScripture:“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”Galatians 5:13 (ESV)As ...  Read More

Day 6 – The Victory of SurrenderScripture:“Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”Luke 22:42 (ESV)There’s a real tug-of-war that lives insi...  Read More

Day 5 - Accustomed to Being with GodScripture:“And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.”Luke 22:39 (ESV)There’s a powerful phrase tucked int...  Read More

Day 4 - Grace that Sets Us FreeScripture:“Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”John 8:11 (ESV)To be more like Jesus means more than believing what He believed, it means having Hi...  Read More

Day 2 – Guarding Against the DriftScripture:“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Hebrews 2:1 (ESV)There’s a phrase that often proves true in...  Read More

Day 1 – He Must IncreaseScripture:“He must increase, but I must decrease.”John 3:30 (ESV)For most of our lives, we’ve been told that growth means more:more success, more recognition, more influence, m...  Read More