What Does Love Have To Do With It? 02/05/2020 This month many people will be buying candy, cards and flowers as an expression of their love. These things are nice but it does not compare to the love of God. The Grammy winner Tina Turner wrote an anti – love song about a woman who enjoys a carnal encounter with her partner with no emotional attachment. Love has everything to do with it! I John 4:8 says God is love. Even before creation His glory was given in love before the foundation of the world (John 17:24). Jesus expresses this
This month many people will be buying candy, cards and flowers as an expression of their love. These things are nice but it does not compare to the love of God. The Grammy winner Tina Turner wrote an anti – love song about a woman who enjoys a carnal encounter with her partner with no emotional attachment. Love has everything to do with it! I John 4:8 says God is love. Even before creation His glory was given in love before the foundation of the world (John 17:24). Jesus expresses this
A Church That Is Imitating Christ by Putting Others First 01/02/2020 God has allowed us to see another year that will bring challenges, opportunities and blessings all for His glory and honor. We must not approach this year haphazardly but with the intention to be imitators of Christ. To imitate Christ means to model his behavior and action. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many” Mark 10:45. There are many accounts of Jesus serving and meeting the needs of others in the book of Mark, from
God has allowed us to see another year that will bring challenges, opportunities and blessings all for His glory and honor. We must not approach this year haphazardly but with the intention to be imitators of Christ. To imitate Christ means to model his behavior and action. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many” Mark 10:45. There are many accounts of Jesus serving and meeting the needs of others in the book of Mark, from
The Christmas Advent 12/01/2019 So what exactly is Advent? For some, this concept may be new. You may only know Advent from a calendar with little windows that open up revealing a gift or treat for each day of the month leading up to Christmas. But Advent is so much more. The word Advent means “coming” or “arrival,” and the season is marked by expectation, waiting, anticipation, and longing. Advent is not just an extension of Christmas - it is a season that links the past, present, and future. Advent offers us the opportunity
So what exactly is Advent? For some, this concept may be new. You may only know Advent from a calendar with little windows that open up revealing a gift or treat for each day of the month leading up to Christmas. But Advent is so much more. The word Advent means “coming” or “arrival,” and the season is marked by expectation, waiting, anticipation, and longing. Advent is not just an extension of Christmas - it is a season that links the past, present, and future. Advent offers us the opportunity
Spiritual Transformation 10/03/2019 For the Christian transformation is not optional it’s mandatory. Spiritual transformation is the result of ones commitment to have a heart and character that reflects God and is the process whereby our beliefs, feelings, habits, and choices are changed from the inside out. Paul admonishes the brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer their bodies as a living sacrifice not conforming to the patterns of this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of their minds (Romans 12:1-2).
For the Christian transformation is not optional it’s mandatory. Spiritual transformation is the result of ones commitment to have a heart and character that reflects God and is the process whereby our beliefs, feelings, habits, and choices are changed from the inside out. Paul admonishes the brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer their bodies as a living sacrifice not conforming to the patterns of this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of their minds (Romans 12:1-2).
Meditation 09/02/2019 David said when I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches (Psalms 63:6). I believe this is a wonderful thing that all Christians should experience. In fact God told Joshua that meditating is the key to success. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success (Joshua 1:8). Unlike many
David said when I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches (Psalms 63:6). I believe this is a wonderful thing that all Christians should experience. In fact God told Joshua that meditating is the key to success. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success (Joshua 1:8). Unlike many
Proclaiming God’s Truth without Apology or Compromise 08/01/2019 A man’s greatest strength in some cases can also be his greatest weakness. A person who has strong convictions, and not afraid to boldly speak the truth, if he is not careful can become stoic and unkind. On the flip side of the coin, a man who is full of compassion can falter by tolerating so much that he is led to compromise God’s truth. A well-known Christian author who wrote a book on dating, recently has announced that his Christian views on dating, marriage and particularly Christianity
A man’s greatest strength in some cases can also be his greatest weakness. A person who has strong convictions, and not afraid to boldly speak the truth, if he is not careful can become stoic and unkind. On the flip side of the coin, a man who is full of compassion can falter by tolerating so much that he is led to compromise God’s truth. A well-known Christian author who wrote a book on dating, recently has announced that his Christian views on dating, marriage and particularly Christianity
True Freedom 07/04/2019 On July 4th we celebrate the day that America was given her freedom from England. The ratification of the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 and to this day many people who consider themselves oppressed come to America seeking freedom. Contrary to political and economical freedom, freedom in Christ is quite unique. Consider that before coming to Christ, we are slaves to sin. We carry out whatever strong desires that tempt us and we are unable to free ourselves from its enticement
On July 4th we celebrate the day that America was given her freedom from England. The ratification of the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 and to this day many people who consider themselves oppressed come to America seeking freedom. Contrary to political and economical freedom, freedom in Christ is quite unique. Consider that before coming to Christ, we are slaves to sin. We carry out whatever strong desires that tempt us and we are unable to free ourselves from its enticement
Always Remember 06/01/2019 If you knew you had one week to live what would you do different? Peter knowing that he had a short time to live said,“Therefore, I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.I think it right as long as I am in this body to stir you up by way of reminder. Since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as the Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. And, I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be
If you knew you had one week to live what would you do different? Peter knowing that he had a short time to live said,“Therefore, I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.I think it right as long as I am in this body to stir you up by way of reminder. Since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as the Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. And, I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be
Creative Evangelism 05/01/2019 When people think of evangelism, they immediately think about people knocking on doors or walking up to people on the street and giving them a Christian tract about the plan of salvation. Perhaps this is an idea of the past that has caused many people to feel threatened and harassed. Has God ever given you an idea that appears to be out of the box that could be used for evangelism? This my friend is “creative evangelism”. Today we are competing for the hearts of men and women who are fascinated
When people think of evangelism, they immediately think about people knocking on doors or walking up to people on the street and giving them a Christian tract about the plan of salvation. Perhaps this is an idea of the past that has caused many people to feel threatened and harassed. Has God ever given you an idea that appears to be out of the box that could be used for evangelism? This my friend is “creative evangelism”. Today we are competing for the hearts of men and women who are fascinated
Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth? 04/04/2019 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip responded to him, “Come and see.” John 1:46 Nazareth was not considered a metropolis but it was a small city with less than 200 people. It was a city with no buzz or excitement, but yet Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would come from Nazareth and be despised and rejected - Isaiah 53.3. The character of the people of Nazareth was such that they were scorned and condemned, shunned and looked down on. It certainly was not
Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip responded to him, “Come and see.” John 1:46 Nazareth was not considered a metropolis but it was a small city with less than 200 people. It was a city with no buzz or excitement, but yet Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would come from Nazareth and be despised and rejected - Isaiah 53.3. The character of the people of Nazareth was such that they were scorned and condemned, shunned and looked down on. It certainly was not
Hide and Seek 03/02/2019 Do you remember playing a game called Hide & Seek as a child? Remember the objective for those who was hiding is to hide in a place where no one could find you. If you were the seeker, your objective would be to find everyone who was hiding. Our first parents Adam and Eve were the first one to play this game and God was the seeker. “And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God
Do you remember playing a game called Hide & Seek as a child? Remember the objective for those who was hiding is to hide in a place where no one could find you. If you were the seeker, your objective would be to find everyone who was hiding. Our first parents Adam and Eve were the first one to play this game and God was the seeker. “And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God
Unconditional Love 02/13/2019 Today we live in a world that is foreign to unconditional love but is more accustomed to being selfish. Whenever we have plenty and refuse to share with others, especially fellow Christians, this is selfishness. In I John 3:17 John says, “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?” As believers we must be concerned about our neighbors good and the community in which we live in. We must be actively
Today we live in a world that is foreign to unconditional love but is more accustomed to being selfish. Whenever we have plenty and refuse to share with others, especially fellow Christians, this is selfishness. In I John 3:17 John says, “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?” As believers we must be concerned about our neighbors good and the community in which we live in. We must be actively
