Matthew 20:16

How you define success guides the decisions you make every day. How you do your work, how you live your life, all depend on your definition of success. So how do you define success?

At the core of it, discipleship is taking care of and tending all the things Jesus commanded us. Yet how can we know what to do if we don't know His words? That is why we're exploring all of Jesus' words across the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each day includes a Bible narration from Ps Mark Varughese of the words of Jesus. NOTE: the translation used in the narration is the New King James Version.

As you start a new year, you might focus on resolutions or changes you want to make. This video series offers suggestions for changes you can make in your life of faith, but it also reminds you to focus less on your changes and more on the change God has made. All your mistakes and failures have been forgiven through Jesus. God has changed you. Begin the year with joy! 

The reflections in The Message Devotional Bible let the wisdom of the Scriptures settle more fully into your spirit. In this devotional, we'll get a taste of Eugene Peterson's insights on Scriptures from Genesis through Jesus's parables and the epistles of John. As Peterson writes, "It's my privilege to walk with you through the Scriptures. I come as a guide and fellow traveler. Traveling mercies for us both."