Pondering Point

If you were asked for a strategy to Spur one another on toward love and good deeds, what would you suggest?

The author to the Hebrews suggests that we meet together. At Hope Lutheran Church, this aligns ideally with our goal to have everyone in weekly gatherings of either small or micro-group size for the sake of discipleship growth. We could easily phrase our ministry as getting together to spur one another on toward love and good deeds. This action – or lack thereof – is how most Christians are judged by the world.

We may like to think someone would judge us by our faith or faithfulness, by our theological or biblical knowledge. Oh well. In the end, the world isn’t the only entity that judges us by our deeds. Even Jesus Christ, in looking for evidence of the faith in you, will look at whatever you did for the least of these you did it for me (Matthew 25:40). Thank God for the grace given us in Jesus Christ that has enabled us to be saved by faith as Ephesians 2:9 teaches.

Now let's continue to practice the good works in Christ Jesus that Ephesians 2:10 points toward.