The phrase due diligence often carries a legal connotation: reasonable steps taken to satisfy a legal requirement, especially in buying or selling something. But what about spiritual due diligence?
The church's mission extends beyond its internal activities and care. It also has a critical external role, rooted in the Great Commission and the call to be a light to the world and salt of the Earth.
The love and unity within the church are powerful testimonies to the transformative power of the Gospel. The church's internal care and activity serve as a model for the broader society, reflecting the kingdom of God on earth.
What comes to mind when you hear the word “church”? A building? A gathering? A Sunday ritual? At its core, the Church is not just an institution or a building; it is a people—a chosen people whom God has called out for Himself, and brought as a congregation before himself.
We spend most of our waking hours working and therefore must take the time to understand all that God has to say about work. How are we to go about our day-to-day vocational life? Does God value hard work?
Being a child of God does not bring about ease in the form of a painless life, but in the simplicity of trust: we are not the author of our faith, He is. We are not sustaining our own growth, He is. We are not earning His affection, He has already given it fully.
True prayer is about surrender unto God and submission of one’s self. It's a sacred act in which God, through His Spirit, draws His children to Himself so they may actively exercise the child-like faith that longs to hear from their Father and the obedience to become like Christ, His Son.
