Why this is important: When we exhibit the kindness of God, we are tender, benevolent, and useful to others. Every …
Why this is important: Jesus teaches His disciples that we are not to worry. Jesus encourages me to avoid worrying …
The main thing: God is God. God is in control. I don’t get that some days. What about that jerk …
So here we go. Let’s check off the list. I am not wise. I am not mighty. I am not …
Great message (and short video) from John Piper on bitterness. When I harbor feelings of vengeance, I show that I …
Why this is important: God doesn’t hold anything back from us. God gives us the full report about what life …
God has a master plan for us all. I can tap into it and know the special assignment He has …
Sometimes I am stunned by the simplicity of how God speaks to us. Through Paul He gave it to us …
Paul made tents for a living. It wasn’t how he defined his work. His work was to help people understand …
God has a plan for us. Under His plan, we are special agents of Jesus. His assignments for us aren’t …
Humility isn’t easy. Jesus challenges me to love and think of others first. That is it. Nothing else. Jesus knows …
My oh my, there is some misguided thinking going on in this world. God has a goal for us. We …
If you consider yourself an atheist with a sincere interest in truth, there are several things about being a disciple …
Our friends in Jesus are amazing. We are to look out for our brothers and sisters. Paul presents a hypothetical …
Some things just aren’t forced on us. We can have it or we can not. God isn’t just going to …
God goes to the Jewish people first. He declares that the good news message be proclaimed to Jews first. Nothing …
I believe that Jesus, the anointed Messiah of God, was crucified in my place, to pay my penalty for missing …
This scripture blows me away. There is a question to be asked. Jesus wants to know. What is important? Not …
This is pretty straight forward. We are to be responsible. We are to respect our leaders. We are to pay …
Sometimes it seems like we just can’t make it. Yet, perseverance rules the day. Even if it looks like things …
Panic over money is greed’s cousin. Am I content with what I have? Do I have enough to eat and …
Paul made tents for a living. It wasn’t how he defined his work. His work was to help people understand …
I have to be careful. My nature, along with all of us, is one that is fallen, and I constantly …
God is holy. God does not tolerate evil and wickedness. What is my job when I encounter evil and wickedness? …
I must be careful. It is easy to get confused and stumble around. I have been brought out of slavery …
Jesus calls on me to be humble, gentle and meek. It is a requirement and not optional. Arrogance and all …
My mission, given to me by Jesus, is to love. That is it. That should be my day. That should …
Jesus had a lot to say about the homeless, wealth, prosperity, poverty, riches, the poor, the needy and giving. Here …
There are lots of things I can know about God. God created everything. I get that. But how did He …
When there is no government, there is complete anarchy. God has established government to place a check on lawlessness. It …
We go through a lot as a part of our human existence. I get sick. Sickness follows me from birth …
Am I ready to die for Jesus? That is a serious question to address. It gets to the core of …
I am so thankful to my Master Jesus, the Messiah. I want to shout. I sing about His greatness. I …
I am to do good to all people. I must be faithful to God’s goal to love my neighbor. I …
I have been baptized. That unites me with the death, burial and resurrection of my Master Jesus. I live a …
I fall into the trap of thinking that if I just follow the rules, I will be seen as good …
This is a stunning story about Paul’s preaching. To say he could be long winded is a huge understatement. I …
I have been given an assignment. God has things he wants me to do. Some of that got started with …
Do I have my feet on firm spiritual ground? Or am I just seeking popular wisdom? God has plenty of …
It isn’t that atheists, agnostics and unbelievers don’t know God exists. They do. There is plenty of evidence that they …
We seem a little reluctant to talk about the ecstatic experience. Is that for mystics and weirdo’s, I think? I …
I am so thankful that God is patient with me. God gives me every opportunity to radically change my mind …
It is easy to get frustrated some days. I believe I am proclaiming the message of Jesus. Not everyone is …
I am always looking for trustworthy statements. They get my attention. I have missed God’s goal for my life (aka …
I have received the very mercy of God. Mercifulness is an attitude of compassion and care, grounded in the nature …
I have a job. It is to be obedient to my parents. There was a point in time where that …
Now here is some very good news. I am a child of God. All of us who follow Jesus are …
God’s goal for me is to be kind, thoughtful and caring. I am to love. That is the main thing …
I have a goal. It is given to me by God. I must focus on pleasing God. Jesus leads the …
There is good news! I have peace with God through the blood that Jesus shed on the cross. I was …
Jesus calls on me to love. That requires that I do good deeds. We not only share God’s grace, but …
We live in world of covetousness and idolatry. Money, self-indulgence, hedonism, materialism, agnosticism and atheism reign. I am regularly asked …
I have to be careful. Materialistic seduction can happen. I live in America and that is clear. If materialism was …
The secret to unity begins with how I view myself within the body of Jesus and how I view others. …
My speech has an enormous influence for good or ill and is a sure guide to character. The power of …
Hatred is a strong negative reaction; a feeling toward someone considered an enemy, possibly indicating volatile hostility. I am not …
The good news of Jesus and His Heavenly Father are absolutely complete. I am aware that many want to add …
Will I turn my back on grace and return to religious rules, regulations and a legalistic culture? What will happen …
The Apostle Paul lays out the core message of good news for me. Jesus died for me and was raised …
So what is grace? It is the gift of God that brings joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, and loveliness into our life. I …
Creation matters. Atheists reject God and reject God as the creator. If they don’t, their whole worldview collapses. In reality, …
Master (Lord) is a title that signifies Jesus the Messiah’s absolute authority and the basis on which people may know …
Jesus gave the apostles great power. It was stunning. The sick were being healed. What was their message, based on …
In Christian thought, the act by which God and man are brought together in personal relationship. The term is derived …
I want more hope in my life. It supercharges my faith. It is the energizer bunny to me. It takes …
You have a passion for Jesus. You want to do the right thing for His disciples. You believe in a …
There is much controversy in our culture today surrounding followers of Jesus who own businesses being forced to photograph gay …
I must be careful. It is easy to get confused and stumble around. I have been brought out of slavery …
I get jealous. I get angry. One can lead to the other. The parable of the prodigal son is a …
God has a plan for me. Now that is some very good news. I am shouting for joy over that. …
When we accept Jesus as our Master and commit to be a disciple, we are ecstatic. Joy is ours beyond …
I fall into the trap of thinking that if I just follow the rules, I will be seen as good …
Jesus is all about forgiveness. That is the reason God sent him to us. I need forgiveness and the good …
There is something I’ve noticed about followers of Jesus and His disciples. They are just plain happy folks. They are …
The glory of God is the beauty of His spirit. It is not an aesthetic beauty or a material beauty, …
Am I offering prayers filled with joy? Am I a partner in the joy of the good news? Am I …
I need to focus more on being blameless. The Apostle Paul shows that being blameless is a result of my …
Jesus wants me to glad, joyful and happy. Jesus paid the price for my missing God’s goal (aka sin). I …
God is patient with sinners. Jesus perfectly models that for me. Jesus is my example. Jesus shows me the way. …
We love to eat fruit. We love the fruit and the juice. It gives us nourishment and refreshes us. May …
Jesus challenges me. “Happy are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” To the pure, all things are …
Jesus was not wrestling with God’s will or resisting God’s will. Jesus is obedient. He was yielding Himself to God’s …
Jesus paid the price for my having missed God’s goal (aka sin) for my life. A penalty had to be …
The believer has an old nature that wants to keep him in bondage; “I will get free from these old …
Now here is some good news. God is faithful. I can count on God and Jesus, His Son. God is …
I want wisdom. It is important to my daily walk with Jesus. I am called to be a learner (aka …
Jesus is first in my life. Jesus is preeminent. Jesus comes before anything else. Let it be so! So, I …
The last characteristic listed in Galatians 5:22-23 as a fruit of the Spirit is self-control. The fruit of the Spirit …
What is the good news message that Paul has for me? Jesus the Messiah gave himself for my missing God’s …
Old age is generally held in honor and the aged in society are to be respected. Because of the wisdom …
I am so glad that God has adopted me. Jesus has broken the bondage of slavery and given my His …
When I exhibit the kindness of God, I am tender, benevolent, and useful to others. Every action, every word will …
I need to be careful. I need to examine myself and not look at others as missing God’s goal. I …
When I see Jesus, I see God the Father. Now that is VERY good news. That is in fact … …
I start with Jesus. I must. That is where wisdom starts. King Solomon teaches me that “The fear of the …
I covet what other people have like their house or their car, their job or anything that a neighbor has. …
Grace is the undeserved kindness of God. I am so grateful for what God has done for me. It is …
Joy is something that I must work at. It is a fruit, needs cultivation, water, fertilizer and more. Neglect can …
I must come to a basic understanding about wealth. Jesus is challenging me. So is the Apostle Paul. Riches are …
I belong to the body of the Messiah. Now that is stunning. I must be transparent and speak the truth. …
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