In Isaiah 10:33-11:10, we find a picture of trees that were all chopped down. However, out of one stump a sprout would grow and eventually transform everything. This picture portrays the coming of Jesus and also what he can do in your life.
If we invest in making disciples, our lives become bound up with theirs to die and live together.
Our little work of accepting each other in the church is part of the big work God is doing in the world.
Paul warned Christians about false teachers who would persuade them to boast in themselves instead of in Christ.