Recently, in our Wednesday evening Bible study, we have looked that the question, “Who is Jesus?” Today, I would like for us to examine a somewhat different question, but one…
We are God's special people because we are people who belong to the Lord, God considers us His special people, His children and pilgrims here who are longing for their…
Our story is about our helplessness before we were saved by God's grace and our salvation and life's purpose after we obeyed Him. Before Christ our condition was "bad news"…
It is always exciting to see someone become a Christian. Even an observer who doesn’t understand all that is going on realizes that something meaningful is taking place. Sometimes, however,…
History indicates the church in Ephesus died sometime in the second century A.D. It had been a church with such a rich history — some very prominent men spent significant…
Where are you in your life at this moment in time? Are you a Christian? Does “the word of Christ richly dwell within you?” (Colossians 3:16). Does God’s Spirit dwell within you? (Romans 8:9) Are you living a life that honors Him? Are you a part of the army of God? He calls each of us to a life that is abundant and eternal. Will you come to Him in obedient faith, turning from the sin in your life, confessing Christ as your Lord and Savior, and being buried with Him in baptism, so that your sins may be washed away today?
Where are you at this moment in your spiritual life? a. Full speed ahead. b. Cruising at a comfortable pace. c. Dead in the water. d. Drifting with the current.…
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations . . .” (Matthew 28:19a). Jesus told the eleven apostles to “make disciples of all nations.” The apostles mission and ours as well is one with a worldwide scope. Our goal is to make all the world His disciples. We seek to win all people to Christ. No one is to be excluded. Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ? You are if you have been baptized “in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19) and are now seeking to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18). However, if you haven’t yet come to Christ in obedient faith, why not do so today?
The marks of the first Spirit-filled community are all concerned with the church’s relationships. The challenge for each of us this year is that we become more like these first Christians by; Submitting ourselves to the teaching and authority of God’s Word, Loving one another, even as our Lord has loved us (John 13:34)
God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah and said, “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). After writing about a…