We hear the term, “The Kingdom of God” so often, so let’s look a little deeper at what the Kingdom of God is about.
If the gospel becomes a message of salvation that offers escape from hell and eternal life in heaven only, it is an inadequate message when compared to […]
“I will build my church and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” (Matt. 16:18)
This is one of my favorite scriptures. God, the all-powerful, all-knowing, everlasting Creator of everything will build (build up, edify, strengthen, encourage, to build together) His church and the gates of Hades will NOT overcome […]
Philippians 2:12-13 (Amplified Bible)
“So then, my dear ones, just as you have always obeyed [my instructions with enthusiasm], not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation [that is, cultivate it, bring it to full effect, actively pursue spiritual maturity] […]
When Charles Wesley experienced the grace of God, he could not keep it to himself, so he wrote: “Oh, that the world might taste and see the riches of His grace! The arms of love that compass me would all mankind embrace.”
Such excitement over God’s grace is puzzling for some. We […]
In all of God’s dealings with man, He asked for (and still asks for), sought after (and still seeks after), and required (and still requires) one thing above all else: To believe, to trust, adhere to, to have faith in Him.
There is much teaching on faith that, when measured by the Bible, is both unscriptural […]
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with first stating, “There is nothing permanent except change.” In our day, we hear the same thought as, “Constant change is here to stay.”
Centuries before Heraclitus, Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under […]
It has been said, “Very large doors of opportunity swing on very small hinges.” What are the small adjustments we need to make that will allow us to walk through the doorways and embrace all that God deserves and opens up for us? The question is important because it is often the small […]
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe (1 Thessalonians 2:13).
We see here that the […]
At the age of thirty-three Jesus encountered my life and turned it upside down and inside out. For the previous two years, unbeknownst to me at the time, He had been drawing me, placing me in various situations and events leading up to that one powerful moment.
Up until then, I was […]
