“Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you” (Gen. 12:1). Have you ever stood at a crossroads and had to decide what next to do? You feel as if God is calling you to a ministry but at
“…fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isa. 41:10). Anyone who lives long enough will experience loss, but some are so much worse than others. Most people have never been unfortunate
“And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent” (Col. 1:18). A good friend and sister in Christ raised an excellent question last week. “Are a church’s congregants subject to its leader’s totalitarian authority?” She had been reflecting
“Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me” (Col. 1:28-29). Paul has just spoken of the service and stewardship entrusted to him by God and continues that theme
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?” (Rom. 8:31-32). These two verses, spoken by the Apostle Paul
2 Tim. 3:14-15, “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” Most Christians know 2 Tim. 3:16-17,
As we enter Thanksgiving week, there is much for us to be thankful for, but I want to start the week with the following question. Who is the most important love of your life? I am blessed with a beautiful wife that stood by me when I was deathly ill. She had to do everything
The other day I was speaking to a young lady who questioned the resurrection of Jesus. “Other than the first four books of the Bible, you have no proof.” Well, mentioning the “First four books” gave her knowledge of the Bible away, so I asked her if she had ever read the Bible. She said
“And calling the crowd to Him with His disciples, He said to them, ‘If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me” (Mark 8:34). I wonder how many people have read this and noticed something strange about Jesus’ words. The conditional statement that begins with “If”
“And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth…” (2 Tim. 2:24-25.) Do you struggle when you come across someone, a stranger, or even a friend who starts
