I confess to God that I have missed His goal for my life (aka sin). That has me walking in …
I live under the new agreement (aka covenant) that Jesus has initiated. This agreement was sealed by the blood of …
I love to compare myself to others who miss God’s goal for their life (aka sinners). It is embarrassing but …
I miss God’s goal for my life (aka sin or sinning). That is my natural state. Does this bother Jesus? …
Am I trying to trap Jesus? Do I have some trick questions for Him? Do I scour the scriptures to …
Jesus encounters lots of opposition. There are a lot of Jesus-deniers out there. Am I one of them? And He …
I fall into the trap of thinking that if I just follow the rules, I will be seen as good …
I am a disciple of Jesus. That means I must learn from Jesus. Jesus was one a mission to preach …
My mission, given to me by God, is to love. In order to love, I need to learn how to …
I have the power of the Holy Spirit in my life. It is a gift from Jesus. There is nothing …
The Holy Spirit convicts me. I miss God’s goal for my life (aka sin) and the Holy Spirit of God …
Jesus calls on me to learn. ”Disciple” means to learn. I am to learn from Jesus. Jesus is my Master. …
Jesus is the very Son of God. Like all of us who follow Jesus, I must confess that. It is …
I want to understand Jesus. I want to fully know Him. I can know more by understanding the roles and …
There is a right way to get into a house and there is a wrong way. The right way for …
Jesus brings glory to His Father. Jesus shows me how stunning and amazing God is. There is no one like …
I must recognize that Jesus is the Messiah and the prophet of God. Jesus speaks to me with authority. The …
There was an old agreement (aka covenant or testament). I wasn’t a party to the old agreement. Jesus has initiated …
Jesus warns me about hypocrisy. It is a serious problem. Being a religious elite leads to all kinds of errors. …
I see Jesus. He is lifted up on the cross. It is not a pleasant thing to see. He is …
Am I a servant or am I a slave? I am both. It isn’t an “either/or” issue. I am afraid; …
Jesus has a question for me. Actually, He has a lot of them. When He asks them, I am compelled …
Baptism is a big deal for a disciple of Jesus. I was baptized at a very young age and it …
Jesus gives me good news. As a disciple, if anyone welcomes me, they are welcoming Jesus and God. There is …
We all miss God’s goal for our lives. I certainly do. Sometimes that is obvious to other brothers and sisters …
I must tell the truth. The man called Jesus has changed me. Not just a little but radically. I’ve changed …
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and you have neglected the weightier …
I need to be careful. It is way too easy to fall into the religious rule and legalism trap. The …
I must understand the main thing about the main thing. The author of Hebrews lays it out for me. Jesus …
Jesus wants me to be bold in what I ask of God. In fact, I should be very persistent and …
I have a lot to learn about obedience. I have a great teacher in Jesus the Messiah. As a disciple, …
Jesus has some things He wants me to know. They are somewhat essential as they deal with our basic human …
Jesus wants me to have courage. Jesus wants me to be bold in my faith. Jesus doesn’t want me hanging …
Jesus is clear. Jesus doesn’t condemn me. I stand before Him guilty. I am VERY guilty. I have missed God’s …
According to Jesus, heaven is a real place. It is not a product of religious imagination or the result of …
Jesus gives me a mission. Jesus is sending me to proclaim the good news. I am very excited. This is …
I have trouble in my life. Jesus promised me that I would. He also conquered death and I get to …
Jesus is King. I have to confess my loyalty to King Jesus. This is the main thing about the main …
Jesus is clear. Jesus says Amen (aka truly). I must get this. Jesus is emphatic. What I wonder. What is …
God’s work of salvation is accomplished supremely through the cross and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah. Because of Jesus, I …
I must put Jesus first. Jesus is the main thing about the main thing. His rank in God’s country is …
Jesus has some good news for me. I want Jesus to make me clean. Jesus wants to make me clean. …
Jesus is clear what love looks like. My words need to reflect His love in me. This is a core …
When I was a young man, we used the phrase “just suck it up”. We used it a lot. We …
I think I have a great strategy for Jesus. So did the brothers of Jesus. Does Jesus need my advice? …
I want to follow Jesus. Am I ready for what it takes? Have I counted the cost and now prepared …
When I come to the Messiah as someone who misses God’s goal (aka sinner), I must come in humility. I …
Jesus has questions of me. One of the most important is who do I think He is. He isn’t going …
It is way too easy to let my heart to be troubled. Most days are a challenge. Some are not. …
It is very difficult for me to see what is in my heart. I’ve hidden my faults from myself. My …
The Jesus Manifesto (Matthew 5-7) continues with Jesus teaching us how to pray. I must learn how to forgive. How …
Sometimes this saying echoes in my mind. “Houston, we have a problem”. I think I have an impossible situation in …
I can count on Jesus to be just and treat me fairly. That is way He is. Jesus is loving …
There is a great conundrum around the issue of fear. God says that I should fear Him and that I …
I want life. It is important. I know it is. How will I get life? Our Master’s experience of temptation …
I have an obligation to support ministries that are spreading the good news of Jesus and making disciples. I don’t …
I will admit it. I have evil desires. There is evil in my heart. Evil is a lack of goodness. …
What was one of the primary ways Jesus obtained wisdom? Jesus spent a ton of time in prayer. He talked …
I think I underestimate how much of a legalist I am. Let’s add to that a pious religious elitist. It …
Jesus continues the Jesus Manifesto and the model prayer. I have needs on a daily basis. We all do. Jesus …
The word rapture does not occur in the Bible. The term comes from a Latin word meaning “a carrying off, …
Jesus is on a mission. His mission is bringing healing to everyone He can. He is full of compassion and …
Jesus is clear in that He says, “whenever you fast …” It seems like Jesus expected we would. Scripture does …
Every apostle was a disciple, but not every disciple was an apostle. Every person who believes in Jesus is called …
I am astonished. I read and listen to Jesus. Where did He come up with all that He has to …
Jesus makes a stunning assessment about slavery. We are slaves of sin. Jesus warns me that continuance in the Word …
This is a stunning prophecy (prediction) of the Kingdom of Jesus found in Isaiah 9:1-7. It was made by Isaiah. …
Insight is the spiritual quality that enables a person to appreciate God’s mind and will in matters of behavior, truth …
“Woe unto you”. Seven times in Matthew 23 Jesus the Messiah say these words to the religious elites of that …
In the Gospels, Jesus speaks of those who have “ears to hear” at the end of a difficult saying or …
There is much to be said about self-denial and the scripture repeats this theme over and over. Jesus is clear. The …
Jesus has defeated Satan. Jesus openly spoke about the Cross and His death. It was an hour of judgment for …
The Bible is clear that lying is missing God’s goal (aka sin) and is displeasing to God. The first sin …
In the United States, our declaration of independence has three core principles. One is life. The second is liberty and …
Now here is some very good news. I have brothers and sisters in Jesus. And … we share a heavenly …
Am I like the religious elites, constantly challenging Jesus? Am I a know it all trying to catch him breaking …
Obedience to the will of God demonstrates the reality of a person’s faith in Jesus the Messiah. I must learn …
Jesus is clear. I am to ask. He says, ask and you will receive. I am to ask in His …
Jesus is on the move. He takes a boat to the other side of the sea. Am I on the …
Jesus is clear. I am to give directly to the poor. If they ask, I am to give. If they …
The Apostle Paul lays out the core message of good news for me. Jesus died for me and was raised …
Master (Lord) is a title that signifies Jesus the Messiah’s absolute authority and the basis on which people may know …
I can get confused. Nicodemus did for sure. His whole world was the bible and theology. He is a member …
Jesus is the Son of God. I have a witness that Jesus gives me eternal life. That life is found …
Am I a follower of the Way of Jesus? Do I see myself as a follower of the Way, a …
I am desperate some days. I don’t see a way out. God doesn’t seem to care. What should I do? …
The simple answer is because God says so. That is it. It is that simple. Jesus commands that I must …
Jesus’ reluctance to be known as the Messiah is probably due to Jewish misunderstandings of the Messiah’s true role. One …
There is apostasy and there is atheism (and its nephew agnosticism). Apostasy, from the Greek word apostasia, means “a defiance …
Jesus gave the apostles great power. It was stunning. The sick were being healed. What was their message, based on …
Am I listening to Jesus? Do I hear what He is saying? Do I have ears to hear? Of course, …
Jesus is clear that we are to help the poor. We are to give to them directly. I am not …
I want to know who Jesus is. It is a burning question for many of us. This isn’t anything new. …
In Christian thought, the act by which God and man are brought together in personal relationship. The term is derived …
I get how difficult it is to predict where the wind is going to blow. I live in Texas and …
Jesus is the Son of God. That has been established. I must always start there. God brought Him into the …
As Jesus begins His ministry, He is full of the Holy Spirit. That is a huge thing because He is …
Conspiracy theories are interesting. People get intrigued by them. This one really existed. The religious and political elites of the …
God gives us wonderful gifts, just like any father would do. If I ask for bread, will God give me …
There is a really big deal here. Deceit is defined as “the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing …
