Team Jesus!

For Tuesday, May 20, 2025:

Luke 11:23 NLT, Jesus speaking: “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.”

There are only two teams competing in the game of eternal life – Jesus’ team and the ‘other’ team. Team Jesus is the good guys, while the ‘other’ team is evil. Jesus’ team has declared allegiance to God Almighty, whereas the evil team is playing for Satan.

There is no neutral team. “No opinion” isn’t a valid answer to the question, “Who will you serve?” Jesus takes all believers under his wing. Everyone else is assumed to be in opposition to our creator. If you’re not moving God’s project forward, the dragging of your feet could be holding things back!

If you’re curious, you can flip to the back of the book and see who wins. The created one will never outplay the one who created everything! Today is the accepted day to sign up for the winning team! Your reward will be a glorious eternity in the presence of the Lord!

May God’s blessings cover you as you go about his work today!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship

Baby Christians!

For Wednesday, August 28, 2024:

1 John 2:13b NLT: “I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one.”

Here’s the problem: A lot of sin is short-term fun. If it wasn’t fun, nobody would be doing those things. But the reality is that sin is long-term pain, something to be avoided at all costs.

As people become new believers, remember that they’ve been fighting an extreme battle with the evil one. Surviving that encounter is commendable. And winning that battle is cause for celebration! It’s a dividing line in our lives. After Jesus, everything will be different. Everything will be better!

We should celebrate with new believers, and then help them mature. It’s not good for them to remain baby Christians forever. They could become our future leaders who go on to teach truth to many others!

God bless the young in faith and those who mentor them!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship