Unselfish Choices
“By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:35
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Self-Righteousness
Self-righteous. Friend, there’s no “earning” God’s favor.Admit you’re wrong and ask for His mercy. Luke 14:11 “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Costly Conversion
The story of what it cost one young man when he decided to follow Jesus. What are you willing to sacrifice for your faith in Jesus?
Love and Perimeters
"But the fruit of the Spirit is... self-control." Galatians 5:22 Women respond to love and gentleness, but we too, need parameters.
His Astonishing Gift
Ephesians 4:30 "God's Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for Himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.”
Closed Doors
There was a time not so long ago when I let the doors that slammed shut in my face slam my self-esteem with crushing blows. I had not learned yet that closed doors were…
Two Sticks of Dynamite
I remember the day a couple called me over to pray with them in a specific situation. I made the appointment. I listened. And I prayed. Yet when I left I had the sense…
Posture of Prayer
To be honest, I have wrestled a lot with this thing called prayer. *Why does God want us to pray when He knows what we need even better than we know ourselves? *What good…
Radical Life Change
“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is
Dying to Hear
There are many struggling people in the world who are literally dying to hear the Gospel — but there’s no one willing to tell them. They are lost and on their way to hell.…
Attribution Error
As Christians, we’re not to drag our brothers and sisters before God to be punished or examined under a holy microscope. We are to forgive them, just as Christ forgave all of us on…
The Power of Worship
As we walk through these challenging days of change in our world, both globally and personally, I am amazed with the direction the Lord gives us in His word. I was comforted by the…
God is Mysterious
There’s much about God we don’t understand. Why didn’t He stop the earthquake or the tsunami? Why doesn’t He protect innocent children? Why do the wicked prosper? C.S. Lewis writes: "You can’t analyze God.…
Don’t Make it Too Personal
Belonging to God’s family can be a gentle rain on the desert of our loneliness. God, our Father, is ours because we are not the only believer left on earth. No matter how alone…
How Much Do You Need
“Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants”. Deuteronomy 32:2 I found a message from God today while tending to…
The Lie that Leads to Pride
Pride corrupts power, great skill, wealth, beauty, and wisdom. The insidious work of pride rises from a faulty belief. When we think our knowledge, our beauty, our influence, our abilities, or our belongings come…
Receive and Respond
“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’
Faith is an Action Word
Are you, like Martha, standing face to face with an insurmountable problem? Yes, you believe all the right things about Jesus, but are you willing to trust Him completely? Even now - with this…
A Bit like Pharaoh?
Are we all not a bit like Pharaoh? Father, I pray that I would not be like Pharaoh with his hard heart, but instead give me a soft heart that is quick to turn…
Collapsing Floors
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in
First Commandment
Have you read the Ten Commandments recently? Jesus said the first one is the greatest.
