What you truly believe about the power and majesty of Jesus Christ is the single greatest factor in how you worship Him, how you serve Him, and how you weather the storms of life.

The Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the Weeds require us to stop looking around and start looking inward. We are commanded to examine the authenticity of our own faith. Our temptation is to become experts at spotting and treating the weeds in other people’s lives, but our divine mandate is to focus on our own fruitfulness. Humbly and joyfully receive the message, but do not stop there. Prove the message by the quality of your transformed life.

How Jesus explains our ability to hear from God in the Parable of the Sower.

In your life, will you gladly submit to the authority of Jesus? Will you submit to His authority, not reluctantly, but gladly, knowing His ways are best? He has met our deepest need through His death on a cross. And if we can trust Him to do that, then certainly we can trust Him in every other area of our lives.

Have you ever had doubts about God? About the gospel? About whether or not all of this is real? The reality is that even for those who seem to be the most faithful, faith is sometimes hard, particularly when the burdens of life feel heavy. But the good news is that even in our doubts, the God whom we seek to be sure of is certain to meet us where we are.

God can use you to do great things, but He can only use you if you’ll step out in faith. If the disciples had stayed in Jerusalem, they’d have never seen what God could do through them. God used a few ordinary men from Galilee to change the world. He can use you too—if only you’ll follow Him.

Five things we learn in Matthew 9 about Jesus' power and authority.

Four things we learn in Matthew 8 about Jesus' power and authority.

If you were to stand before God right now, would it be clear that Jesus is the Lord of your life? Is it clear that you know Him and are in a relationship with Him?

Understanding the promises that Matthew 7:7-12 declares: That we will receive when we ask and find when we seek and have the door opened for us when we knock.