Or are you unaware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way of life. For if we […]
John who baptized and preached repentance in preparation for the Kingdom one day told John the son of Zebedee and Andrew the brother of Peter that Jesus is the Lamb of God. John and Andrew therefore followed Jesus when He passed by them. Jesus turned to them and asked what they were looking for. Their response was they wanted to […]
A friend recently got fired for not accepting an injection of the Marxists’ mysterious drug. The same day, he was employed by another business that has offered him a much better job in an environment that has him excited. We cannot focus on the losses of yesterday and be properly prepared for today or tomorrow. If we keep the victories […]
I hear that on days from people who are answering accusations of sin. Two responses to the reply come to my mind. One is that when John saw Jesus revealed for the first time ever as the Judge of the living and the dead, he saw Jesus sit, and the terror invoked by the sight was so fierce that John […]
In any relationship, when a problem develops, it can cause the relationship to end. It can seem the relationship is over even on days when it actually isn’t. If you’re in some disagreement or confusion in a relationship, sit on the same side of the table to discuss it or figure it out or fix it. Use “we” in sentences […]
Really being committed to the Kingdom of Heaven includes considering the values of time, money, property, relationships and skills in light of their values to Jesus. Beyond what value anything has or fails to have to Him, discovering what He wants to do with that value and doing it will bring more valuable things into your care as you prove […]
Jesus sent out these 12 after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road leading to other nations, and don’t enter any Samaritan town. Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, announce this: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. […]
It is pitiful that some people only want enough of Jesus to keep them out of the lake of fire. It is maybe more pitiful that there are religious people who for centuries have been offering that level of a relationship with clear conscience. I am hoping to gain enough of Jesus to always have a holy fire burning in […]
Thomas Sowell is quoted as having said, “People who love meetings should not be in charge of anything.” After we have been in a typical meeting with other believers, can anyone look at us and gather any evidence that we have just spent time with a Person Who was raised from the grave after paying a ransom to deliver us […]
I had the privilege of accompanying a few different groups of young servants through the streets and alleys of a section of Columbia, SC called Five Points on some Friday and Saturday nights for a while. The area is downhill from the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and is full of bars, restaurants and dance clubs. People […]