Forgive to Be Forgiven-Matthew 6:12
Few things are more precious to receive than forgiveness. After carrying the burden of our sin, it is wonderfully freeing to know that the one we have wronged has completely …
Encounters with God-Acts 26:16
God was working in your life long before you began working with him. Our Lord does not come to us to discover what we would like to accomplish for Him. …
Life’s Seasons-Ecclesiastes 3:1
Just as God planned seasons in nature, He planned seasons in life as well. Life has its spring time, when we begin new things and look excitedly toward the future. …
Discipleship Is Christ in You-Colossians 1:27
The heavenly Father‘s plan from the beginning of time was to place His eternal Son in every believer. If you are a Christian, all the fullness of God dwells in …
The Key to God’s Redemptive Mission-John 17:21
We might assume that during Jesus’ prayer before His crucifixion, He would have prayed that His disciples would have courage, or would remain faithful, or would remember what they had …
Ritual or Relationship-Jeremiah 2:6
Christianity is an intimate, growing relationship with the person of Jesus Christ. It is not a set of doctrines to believe, habits to practice, or sins to avoid. Every activity …
Jesus Cried-John 11:17-37
Is there anything wrong with crying? Do we have biblical evidence to suggest that it’s okay to cry? Jesus gives us the answer. When His close friend Lazarus died, He …
The Blame Game-Leviticus 16:5-22
Blame hurts. So whether guilty or not, we waste lots of time and mental energy trying to find someone else to carry it for us. Jesus offers us a better …
God Waiting-John 14:1-6
John 14:1-6During the Christmas season we wait. We wait in traffic. We wait in checkout lines to purchase gifts. We wait for family to arrive. We wait to gather around …