Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
On Gratitude /1
"And the man bowed low in homage to the Lord." Genesis 24:26 NJPS Gratitude is the root of both goodness and happiness. Here the servant of Abraham acknowledges the obvious movement of God in the tide of man's affairs. Some translations say "he bowed his head."...
And You Say?
When an ungodly man disagrees with the Word of God ("the Bible"), he believes he is right and the Bible is wrong. When a godly man differs with the Bible he thinks the Bible is right and he is wrong.
Just A Gifted Teacher?
Many people say that Jesus was just a powerful teacher. That He was a good man, a humanitarian, and an example we should follow. But that He didn’t actually claim to be more than that. And that His followers added the ‘divine’ part. Untrue. In the synagogue in...
This We Believe: Formation
We believe in the Church universal, which is the body of Christ on earth and consists of all believers in Jesus of this present age. We believe in the Great Commandment, the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, and the importance of local churches,...
Humilitas
A person's pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor. Proverbs 29:23 Pride is among the things that God hates. Humility is among the things He loves. How are you measuring up?
Pride
The pride of man: his desire to adopt any explanation rather than acknowledge and surrender to the obvious. The obvious: Jesus's death, resurrection, and ascension. The man on the middle cross, the tearing of the Temple veil, the rolled back stone. Luke 23-24
The Ten Cannots
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help little men by tearing down big men. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying...
Two Vocations
God has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds, a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMPC, Paraphrased) We have two vocations in life, our labor by which we earn...
Nothing Takes God By Surprise
Nothing. From the #imjustsaying series
Sowing And Reaping: Little Things Matter
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. Galatians 6:7 ESV How many unhealthy or destructive habits have I allowed to accumulate in my life? An eating habit, an exercise habit, a work habit, a spending habit, or some other...
The Word Of God, Studied
To get the most good from your daily Bible reading keep in mind these key words: 1. THINK. Keep the mind fixed on the passage. If it is difficult, read aloud.2. PRAY. The heart must be taught as well as the mind. God’s Spirit only can do this.3. OBEY. God’s Word is...
Truth
When we express God’s Truth, we suppress the enemy’s lies.
What Is the Question?
In the example of Jesus, the greatest expositor of answering a question with a question, two of the greatest questions we mortals can ask are "Why?" and "May I pray for you?"
What Now 2 Do
And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded. Matthew 10:42 NLT Our purpose is to announce the Good News, and to disciple believers until they are fully surrendered. God's role is salvation and...
Perhaps Even Yet
Hate evil and love good. Establish justice at the city gate. Perhaps even yet the Lord, the God of Heaven’s Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. Amos 5:15
A Holy Riot
About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. Acts 19:23 ESV
Spiritual Maturity And The Fruit Of The Spirit
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." Galatians 5: 22-23 NIV The fruit of the Spirit is the manifestation of Christ’s life in us. It is evidence of God’s conforming us to the...
Turning Up The Temperature
You are not hot or cold. I wish that you were hot or cold! But you are only warm, not hot, not cold. So I am ready to spit you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:15-16 Jesus doesn’t want passive followers. He wants us to pursue Him, to seek understanding, to pray for more...
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