Living Hope Eric Melso

Mark 2:23-3:6

True spiritual rest cannot be earned. In fact, the harder you try, the more restless and the less peaceful you become. Spiritual rest is a gift that God gives. The rest we need most—from guilt, from worry, from shame, from hopelessness—is graciously given to us by the Lord of the Sabbath.

Romans 8:12-17

Not only is the concept of the Trinity itself something unique to the Christian faith, but what the triune God does for us and offers us is also completely unique. Our triune God invites us into the blessed relationship that is part of his very nature. The members of the Trinity share with us an intimacy that they have enjoyed with each other from eternity. Our triune God
makes us not servants or subjects but blessed members of his family.

John 15:26,27 - 16:4-11

Jesus told his disciples that, though he was going to ascend into heaven, he wasn’t going to leave them alone. He was going to send “the Counselor,” a title for the Holy Spirit. But Jesus wasn’t sending the Spirit just to keep us company. Jesus would have the Counselor give us spiritual power so that we might participate in Christ’s saving work.

1 John 5:1-5

If you wanted to give a title to the book of 1 John you could easily name it “Authentic Christianity.” The disciple John here writes about 3 tests for authentic Christianity. John is applying a doctrinal test (belief). A social test (love). And a moral test (obedience). John is applying these 3 tests to talk about our authentic identity as born-again Christians. And he holds up
faith, especially, as the ticket to victory over this world.

John 15:9-17