The book of Titus tells us that it is grace that trains us to say no to ungodliness, rather than technique or determination. If we want to be full of self-control, we must be full of God’s grace.

The same grace that first bid you to say “No” is still with you. When your former lusts appear on your doorstep today, grace will be with you to train you. He will give you everything you need to say, “I’m not yours anymore,” and shut the door. For the grace that has appeared is the man Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom who came to make you his (Titus 2:14).

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Crossway recently conducted a survey studying the Bible reading habits of 6000 people. The results are fascinating, but also encourage us to persist in the study of the word.

See the full-size image and many other infographics from this study. 

Meet representatives and get information about the One Year Challenge at INSPIRE 2018.

This week’s Monday Music is a worship song from Scotland. We have a great OYC site in Edinburgh.

Leading difficult people often will make us angry or just irritated. Irritation, however small, is an indicator that we are judging people by our own standards rather than on righteousness. How should we lead irritating people? We should always lead according to the standard of righteousness.

What’s the solution? Humility. James phrases this as “receiving with meekness the implanted word,” meaning that we do not insist on our standard of what others ought to be but instead submit to the Bible, the record of God’s merciful heart toward His people. If God were as easily annoyed as we are, we’d all be in deep trouble.

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It’s easy to have a lot of false ideas about evangelism. Here are five myths that we can easily believe.

1. Myth #1: Evangelism is something I do myself.

2. Myth #2: We don’t have to speak the gospel—we just live it. Or at least wait and earn the right to speak.

3. Myth #3: Evangelism requires special training.

4. Myth #4: It’s better not to talk about hell.

5. Myth #5: I’ll get to it eventually.

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