Exciting Does Not Mean Better to God “I wish I had a better testimony!” Have you thought this? You may be listening to a speaker recall how they came to faith in Jesus Christ and it is something dramatic. They were dealing drugs or living life as a heavy metal star when Jesus caused…
Into this hostile and aggressive community, came a group of Welsh missionaries spreading the message of love, peace and hope of Jesus Christ. Naturally, they were not welcomed. One Welsh missionary succeeded in converting a man, his wife, and two children. This man’s faith proved contagious and many villagers began to accept Christianity. Angry, the…
We Must Be Holy to Teach Holiness It is really hard to teach others to follow Jesus without following Him ourselves. “Follow me following Christ” is Paul’s simple direction to the churches. When lost, confused, upset or facing opposition, keep your eyes on your human example so you don’t lose track of Christ. They…
Fear of Judgment can Lead to Insulting God Fear can lead us to diminish God. We can be so afraid of the pure holiness of God, we change Him into something that He is not. Taking the eternal God and turning Him into just another “bro” is a grave mistake. The Apostle John was…
Spiritual Victory Begins with Our Minds Do we want to live in triumph over sin? Do we want to live a holy life following Jesus? If so, there are choices to make. God gives us free will. He then allows us to control how good our life in Christ will be based upon the decisions…
“There have always been those in the church who regard themselves as more spiritual than God Himself, and have a stricter set of rules for living than God does.” David Guzik What is the Big Deal about Legalism? People often wonder why legalism is so bad for the church. After all, many of the things…
Jesus Kept His Temple Clean When Jesus clears the Temple in the Bible, it is not just to protect the people from being defrauded. Yes, the religious leaders had set up scams to make money off the people who came to the Temple to worship God. They were committing sins against the very people they…
Working Alone does not Impress Jesus We live in an accomplishment obsessed culture. We tend to judge ourselves and our lives on checklists. We look at how much did we do today and how well we did it and then assess ourselves. Did we get a ton done today? Did we get too little? Did…
God could have shown Himself to Isaiah at any time during the 52 years of Uzziah’s’ reign. He could have given this vision during the times of faithfulness and certainty in Israel. Yet, God waits until Uzziah is fallen in shame and sin. He comes when things are bleak and scary and makes Himself so crystal clear.
We all have to learn to serve God. Serving God does not come naturally to us. We start our journey with God from a position of newness. Our old life is dead and gone. The things that used to define us often don’t matter anymore and we are a babe in Christ. It is a…