Who We Ought to Be

2 Peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.” After Jesus Christ died on that cross … Continue reading Who We Ought to Be

It is a Fountain of Life

Proverbs 14 ESV 2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. 3 By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. 5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes … Continue reading It is a Fountain of Life

Choosing the Good Portion

Luke 10:38-42 ESV “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him … Continue reading Choosing the Good Portion

Is it Really Jesus You Desire?

Luke 9:23 ESV “And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’” This is the message of the gospel of our salvation in a nutshell. If we want to have Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and be forgiven … Continue reading Is it Really Jesus You Desire?

It’s not in Trying but in Trusting

Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy … Continue reading It’s not in Trying but in Trusting

The Spirit Intercedes for the Saints

Romans 8:16-17 ESV “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” It was God’s will that Jesus Christ should suffer and die … Continue reading The Spirit Intercedes for the Saints

Let Righteousness Be What We Practice

1 John 3:4-6 ESV “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or … Continue reading Let Righteousness Be What We Practice

For the Look on Their Faces

Isaiah 3:8-9 ESV “For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence. “For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on … Continue reading For the Look on Their Faces

Denying Its Power

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather … Continue reading Denying Its Power

The Teaching that Accords with Godliness

1 Timothy 6:3-5 ESV “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, … Continue reading The Teaching that Accords with Godliness