The most common old covenant expression of the means of atonement was the sacrifice and offering up of the blood …
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? …
The Holy Spirit convicts me. I miss God’s goal for my life (aka sin) and the Holy Spirit of God …
There was an old agreement (aka covenant or testament). I wasn’t a party to the old agreement. Jesus has initiated …
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 …
I need to be very careful. God loves me but God has expectations. What can I expect if I know …
I am always looking for trustworthy statements. They get my attention. I have missed God’s goal for my life (aka …
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 …
The Jesus Manifesto (Matthew 5-7) continues with Jesus teaching us how to pray. I must learn how to forgive. How …
Let’s look at God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They are completely holy and set apart from the nonsense of …
Jesus makes a stunning assessment about slavery. We are slaves of sin. Jesus warns me that continuance in the Word …
People come in and out of my life. I participate in ministries that focus on the outcasts. I need to …
The message of the Messiah’s sacrifice for missing God’s goal (aka sin) and His resurrection (the message that Paul refers …
David has committed a terrible sin with Bathsheba in committing adultery and then having her husband killed in battle. David …
John is on the move. He is covering all the territory. John has a message for me. I need to …
There is a big thing I need to start with. It is always the central point. Jesus is the Son …
Our friends in Jesus are amazing. We are to look out for our brothers and sisters. Paul presents a hypothetical …
I have missed God’s goal for my life (aka sin). A penalty must be paid. Jesus, the innocent lamb of …
I miss God’s goal for my life (aka sin). I sin. I need forgiveness. I need a pardon. Jesus stands …
What a treasure we have in the joy that Jesus brings into our lives. God has a country. Jesus is …
The Jewish people were arguing over Jesus: “Isn’t this the son of Joseph? Don’t we know his father? Don’t we know …
I confess to God that I have missed His goal for my life (aka sin). That has me walking in …
Jesus says that today is salvation day. Imagine hearing those words from the Master Jesus. You would have to pick …
I miss God’s goal for my life (aka sin or sinning). That is my natural state. Does this bother Jesus? …
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 …
The Holy Spirit convicts me. I miss God’s goal for my life (aka sin) and the Holy Spirit of God …
There are many people today who know about the moral code (law of God) established by God in the Old …
I must say with a loud voice, worthy is the lamb Jesus who was slain for me. I must sing …
I need to be very careful. God loves me but God has expectations. What can I expect if I know …
There is a dual message here. I am not to lead astray the little ones in the Way of discipleship. …
I need to be careful. I need to examine myself and not look at others as missing God’s goal. I …
I need to know about evil. I need to know how to recognize it. Jesus challenges me to recognize …
Who does Jesus want to hang out with? It is definitely not the religious elites (although He does). Jesus has …
I get angry. I say things I shouldn’t and clearly regret later on. I say them though. It isn’t pretty. …
Have we gone mad? Has someone put a hex on us? Have we taken leave of our senses? Clearly something …
Jesus makes a stunning assessment about slavery. We are slaves of sin. Jesus warns me that continuance in the Word …
It is a real and practical question from the 2 Marys. Great, they are thinking, here we are and how …
Insight is the spiritual quality that enables a person to appreciate God’s mind and will in matters of behavior, truth …
A lion is a mighty and very courageous animal. Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. I want …
Now this is stunning news. If I practice missing God’s goal (aka sin) then I am of the devil. Jesus …
Jesus is my example of the pure model of a true friend, for He laid down His life for His …
I miss God’s goal (aka sin) for my life. That separates me from God. I need reconciliation to God. When …
I must change my mind (aka repent). My nature, along with all of us, is one that is fallen and …
I don’t understand completely why Jesus would die for me. That is mighty powerful love. And He did it because …
I can’t claim I haven’t missed God’s goal for my life. None of us can. We are sinners. That is …
It is possible to submit outwardly and yet not be humbled inwardly. God hates the sin of pride, and He …
I have missed God’s goal for my life (aka sin). A penalty must be paid. Jesus, the innocent lamb of …
Jesus paid the price for my having missed God’s goal (aka sin) for my life. A penalty had to be …
This is hard to understand since there is no sacrificial system in religious life today. The jewish, christian and islamic …
When I exhibit the kindness of God, I am tender, benevolent, and useful to others. Every action, every word …
Jesus challenges me to radically change my way of thinking. Repentance (the original Greek means radically changing my thinking) is of central …
Jesus the Messiah triumphs over and disarms all the powers of evil arrayed against him. Believers are able to share …
I’m not asking the right question. I’m looking to blame someone. I know this is directed at me. A judging …
Jesus challenges me. Am I “sinless“? If so, I get to throw the first stone. Jesus challenged the elite religious …
Jesus get’s constantly criticized by the religious elite of His day. They didn’t like who Jesus was hanging out …
I need forgiveness. I have missed God’s goal for my life (aka sin). I am guilty. God forgives me. Now …
The dictionary definition of atonement is satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury or making amends. Jesus has paid the …
Jesus continues the Manifesto. Jesus is teaching me how to pray. After the model prayer, Jesus emphasizes the importance of …
Do you believe in hell? It is interesting that a much higher percentage of people believe in the existence of …
Who missed God’s goal? Somebody did something to cause this and it will help me if i can blame them. …
It was God’s plan not to mess around any longer. God decided he would end the “I’ve missed God’s goal …
The religious scholars are at again. They are non stop in their efforts to trap Jesus. Imagine the futility of …
God has a goal for me and for you. He has one today. Will I hit the mark? Will I …
I like to think I can do it all myself and that I don’t need any help. I need to …
Jesus is clear. I need to tell everyone I know how Jesus, my Master and the Messiah, has had mercy …
These words, penned by St. John of the Cross in his book Living Flame of Love, capture the heart-cry of …
Jesus has a standard that is different than what religious leaders try to make us follow. His standard is one …
God has abandoned the old plan. He has completely left it behind. He did it in Jesus our Master. The …
Jesus hangs out with “sinners” and the religious scholars slam him for His approach. Which raises the first question to …
Grace leads us somewhere very important. It leads us to where Jesus wants us to go. Grace leads us to …
Now here is some good news. God formed us. Sin deformed us. Jesus transforms us.
There is one place I don’t want to go. I definitely don’t want to graduate from Smart-Mouth College. I don’t …
I have died with the Messiah Jesus. I am free from living a “rule-dominated” life. That way of life is …
Am I fooling myself? Sometimes, OK, a lot of the time, I say things that are nonsense. When I do, …
I get caught in the act of missing God’s goal for my life (sinning). It happens way too often. The …
I live in a new country now. I live in the country governed by God. Jesus is in charge of God’s …
“To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable” I …
God’s love never fails. It just doesn’t stop. We see Him some days through our own eyes and we know …
The old plan is finished. The rules, the regulations, the spirit of religion. It is done with. I was called …
Can I go morally bankrupt? It is possible.Without God’s word and promises stored up in a sufficient manner, we can …
Something happens when we choose not to follow God’s goal for our life (sin). There is a downward spiral. It …
Has the problem of missing God’s goal for our life been solved for good? Yes, it has. Our Messiah and …
John has a focus for his message to us. It is one we ought to all make the most of. …
Am I going to lay a stake in the ground, claiming that I have never missed God’s goal for my life? …
God has made us a grand promise. And, He is true to His word. We know that we’ve missed God’s …
Death has no power. It has been swallowed up whole by the triumphant resurrection of our Master Jesus. This is …
What is in a name? In lots of cases, it doesn’t really make a difference. With Jesus, it makes a …
