John 13:34-35 ESV “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” There is a lot of confusion today over this … Continue reading Speaking Truth in Love
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In Times of Weakness
Psalms 119:105-107 ESV “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules. I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!” We all have those times when our strength is gone, when we … Continue reading In Times of Weakness
With Man This is Impossible
Matthew 19:23-26 NIV “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom … Continue reading With Man This is Impossible
Take my Voice and Let me Sing
I was sitting on the seat on my walker exercising my legs when I felt the Lord Jesus leading me to sing out loud, and this is the song he led me to sing, “Take my Life and Let it Be.” Now I was a singer from childhood and I sang all over the place … Continue reading Take my Voice and Let me Sing
Step by Step
Video Message 2 Peter 3:18 NIV: “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.” https://vimeo.com/647778158
Wash One Another’s Feet
(video message) John 13:1-17 NIV It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil … Continue reading Wash One Another’s Feet
Be Free
I believe the Lord has been nudging me towards doing another video talk for several days now, and with the encouragement of two of my nieces I sat down this evening and talked on a recording device. I never know ahead of time what I will be talking about. I just trust the Lord to … Continue reading Be Free
Back to the Basics
The word “church” means “people called out from the world and to God,” “the universal (total) body of believers whom God calls out from the world and into His eternal kingdom,” and “belonging to the Lord” (https://biblehub.com/greek/1577.htm). But the word “church” has come to mean buildings, and denominations (Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, etc.). And, these … Continue reading Back to the Basics
We Must Obey God Rather Than Men
This is good. But it has to be taken in context of the true church, not in the context of institutions of men called "churches." The true church must obey God rather than men when men say we must disobey God. https://youtu.be/t2ixUp5KKn8
Don’t Wound the Wounded
We need to not treat people like the Pharisees treated the woman caught in adultery. We need to treat people like Jesus did. He spoke the truth in love. He wasn't soft on sin. But he was loving and kind to unbelievers and to true believers in him. He was only harsh with hypocrites who … Continue reading Don’t Wound the Wounded