On this Easter 2016, make every effort to rekindle your faith in the One who was victorious over death. Jesus is Risen. He is Risen, indeed! Luke 24:1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They […]
Today is the day on the church calendar in which Jesus was dead, in the earthly grave. What was happening in the spiritual realm however, was marvelous. We must rekindle our wonder at it all. It was spoken about all the way back at Jesus’ birth. Rekindle your wonder by remembering how His incarnation began […]
Today is Good Friday which hardly seems “good” on a surface level. Sure didn’t seem that way to the disciples of Jesus at the time. Jesus is arrested. He is tried. He is beaten and bloodied. Forced to wear a crown of thorns and carry His own cross onto which He would be nailed as […]
1 John 2: 3 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. 4 The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made […]
To all of us who are tired of manmade credentials ruling the day and determining the worth of one’s ministry or the validity of someone’s message; to those among us who are sick of people promising one thing… but doing another; to those of us who are bored with just another superficial sermon written by […]
2 Corinthians 8:1 And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even […]
Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. The Apostle […]
On this Palm Sunday, consider the words of Scripture as you rest, reflect, refresh and worship: John 12:12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he […]
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Like self-control, patience is another thing we want…but we don’t. There’s a reason why we all desire patience but don’t like what it takes to develop it. It’s tied into the relationship between our will and time, accepting those seasons of our lives […]
Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. In his discussion of living as Christians who represent Jesus wherever they go, the Apostle Paul turns to characteristics to clothe ourselves with and ones we need to put away once and for all. Colossians […]
