If we follow Christ's example of assuming the attitude of a servant, living in accordance with the will of God, the fruits of the Spirit should be recognized.

The only way for a Christian to obtain increased faith is to manifest steadfast, persevering obedience grounded in humility with the help of God's Spirit.

Much has been said and written about leadership in the church in the past several years. Godly leadership is an outworking of the virtue of meekness.

Our faithfulness has an effect on our offspring. Could it be that God chose Bezalel to build the Tabernacle because of Hur's loyalty to Him?

Jesus modeled the practice of foot-washing to demonstrate the need to be submissive to one another, to serve one another, including those who betray.

Philip teaches us that we do not have to preach to multitudes in order to be used by God; we never know in what capacity God may use us.

Many consider footwashing at Passover to be a mere ritual to remind us to serve one another. But it teaches another godly attribute: forgiveness.

Footwashing is the initial part of the Passover ceremony. Why did Christ institute it? What is its purpose?

The entitlement attitude has crept into God's church, with people seemingly feeling they should be served instead of eagerly serving others.

These two parables are linked because they are the answers to the disciples' question, 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?'

A culture of slavery pervaded life in the early Christian church, forcing Paul to pen instructions accommodating this practice in the context of love.

Christ does not want His staff to exercise Gentile patterns of tyrannical, top-down leadership, but to humbly serve people without striving for greatness.

Although selfless service is not valued today, it is at the core of God's character and a trait we must emulate to go to a higher level of Christian living.

The humble attitude exemplified by Jesus in footwashing shows the mind of God. God expects us to follow Christ's example of loving others, flaws and all.

When Jesus commands us to turn the other cheek and go the extra mile, He did not present that option as weakness but as powerful demonstrations of spiritual maturity.

The brazen altar symbolized total sacrifice. We have to be willing to give up everything, bearing our own individual cross, forsaking all to follow Him.

The belief that America was or is a Christian nation cannot be supported by the facts. The world, governed by Satan, hates Christ's true followers.

Jesus sets a pattern for us by serving without thought of authority, power, position, status, fame, or gain, but as a patient, enduring, faithful servant.

Hospitality provides the motivation for good works, establishing a hierarchy of giving, directed toward God, then family, church brethren, and strangers.

True greatness does not come from dominance but from serving with the attitude of a slave. Willingness to sacrifice self is the secret to success.

Paradoxically, when we yield to God's sovereignty, He wants to cede control over to us, teaching us to develop self-control as an ingrained habit.

Only those who are governable will be allowed to govern with God. No government will work without each individual submitting in his area of responsibility.

Just as a seed must die to itself in order to bear fruit, we also must sacrifice our lives, submitting unconditionally to God's to bear abundant fruit.