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The men and women of Hebrews 11 demonstrate dynamic faith which encourages and motivates us to follow their lead. In Hebrews 12, Christ inspires us to live out the Christian life faithfully and courageously.

Global outreach is not just for missionaries. Casas Church sent over 400 members on short-term trips this year. God has commissioned us to bring in His kingdom. Make your church a “sending church.”

It is important to reduce stress by setting a wise balance in this imbalanced world and by being proactive in preventing disease.

Three categories of tests from God are described in Scripture. Temptations come to all believers from Satan. Trials are used by God to refine our faith and make us look like Jesus. Tests are dewsigned to reveal our whole-hearted devotion to God.

Faith is the secret ingredient to life that explains the extraordinary behaviors of ordinary people and the supernatural events that surround them.

Jesus teaches that it is hard to live by God’s values when we don’t know what they are. He instructs us to saturate our minds with the Scriptures and live accordingly. Compromise usually starts small, erodes slowly, always lowers the original standard and is seldom offensive (except to true Christians and to Jesus). We are significant in the Lord’s eyes when we are faithful to His Word in all situations.

The book of Revelation is not intended to be mysterious. Its purpose is to unveil future events. Jesus is revealed in Revelation as the glorious coming king and judge. What does this mean to us? Our judgment is either behind us at the cross or still looming at the judgment seat of Jesus Christ when He returns.

Each of us has a race to run and everyone of us can finish well. Great racers strip down and develop endurance.

The sin of lukewarmness can look like indifference to sin, disinterest in the lost, eroded Christian values and integrity, apathy in obedience to Christ, neglect of personal devotional life and selfishness. God is grieved when His people lose their love for Him. If the church is to remain strong until Christ returns, it will be because, as individual Christians, we have stayed passionately on fire for Jesus Christ.

Faithfulness means that we have a balanced view of a loving God and a holy God so that we proclaim both doctrines of Heaven and of Hell. How do we avoid apostasy? Put mystery, fear, awe and holiness back into our view of God. Live like Jesus is our Lord—not just our friend. Do not allow Satan a foothold. Instead, interact with the Holy Spirit to lead a spirit-filled life.

The battle is at hand. We must carefully avoid compromising our faith and drifting away from our relationship with Christ. Walk intimately with Jesus every day by holding firm to the tenants of our faith. The best way to avoid apostasy is to live a well-intentioned, vibrant, living, growing and maturing Christian life.

Jesus warns Sardis, the dead church, that pretension is deadly. They are commanded to strengthen their faith, repent and obey God’s Word. When we do the same, our eternal destiny is settled once and for all.