Burning Hearts with Rachel Herbeck

One of the elements of loving like Christ is to love with a love that is genuine and sincere. Today we are invited to examine our hearts and see how genuine our love is, asking Jesus to purify us.

In Romans 12, we read about the marks of a true Christian. Christ calls each and every one of us to a high standard of love. Jesus fills us with His Holy Spirit so that we can love like he loves.

Stephen’s witness of martyrdom is incredibly inspiring. As we wrap up our week, we reflect on him offering his life to Christ and truly witnessing to the glory of God until the very end.

In his debate with the Jews, Stephen calls out the religious leaders saying they are stiff necked and resist the Holy Spirit. Today we discuss how we discern how bold and direct we should be as we preach the Gospel. As we call on the Holy Spirit, we receive help to say and do what we are supposed to.

Stephen is able to be bold, calm, and unafraid because he is filled with the Holy Spirit. We ask the Holy Spirit to fill us in a deeper way and show us where we are called to preach the Gospel.