Ephesians 4:17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts. There is a connection between how we live and how we think: futile thinking Read more…
Ephesians 4:9 Notice that it says he returned to heaven. This means that he had first come down from the heights of heaven, far down to the lowest parts of the earth One of the things this means is that Read more…
Let’s look at God’s promises, focusing today on Matthew 11:28-30, where our Lord gives us His assurance of comfort when we are burdened. This past winter, while I was in New England, I caught myself becoming anxious thinking about the Read more…
Psalm 46:10 “Cease striving and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The definition of this word “know’ spans from a simple awareness to an intimate covenantal relationship. Read more…
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Beginnings are so varied. Good, Scary, Bad. One thing, though, that we can be confident on is this: Regardless of that beginning, God was there first And Read more…
Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” REPENTANCE is so much more than merely feeling sorry for past mistakes; it is a radical summons to a complete transformation of one’s mind and direction. And…it begins at Read more…
I will look at Matthew 10:37 to talk about the importance of putting Jesus first. The text reads: He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more Read more…
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am… It grieves me to see people point fingers at wrongs done with little to no recognition of their own tendencies to do, even, far worse. And Read more…
I am in the final chapter of Acts, chapter 28 Here, again, we can marvel at the great things God did through the apostle Paul…and, hopefully, it will whet your appetite for God to work through our lives more and Read more…
I’m in Acts 27 and, today I want us to look at putting others’ needs above our own. We see that as Paul, who was going to trial, told the leaders who had bound him, to see to the safety Read more…
I am in Acts 26 and I want to talk about the importance of facing our sin-filled past as a means to stand firm as seen in Paul’s life right here How comfortable are you to share your story of Read more…
am in Acts 25 and I want us to note the tenacity of evil in the face of the Christian witness Paul told his accusers that he was even willing to die if the charges brought against him were true Read more…