Jesus chose twelve men, called them close to Him, and appointed them to be with Him and be sent out by Him (Mark 3:13-15). God’s strategy has been to invite everyone,…
Last week we looked at what Jesus said about Himself. This morning I would like for us to ask ourselves, does His character match His claims. Our goal is to…
Why is it so important that you and I listen to these words of Jesus? It is because there is coming a day when He shall return “in His glory,…
Do you like jigsaw puzzles? Some of you who do. There are others of you who do not. Jigsaw puzzles rely on connecting pieces, and oftentimes one piece determines whether…
But, who are we? Paul says we are “earthen vessels”(NKJV, NASB95), “jars of clay” (ESV, NIV84). Long ago, Job asked God, “Remember now, that You have made me as clay” (Job 10:9). You and I carry about in our frail mortal bodies a light derived from the central source of light, Jesus Christ. Paul said that it is in order “to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us” (2 Corinthians 4:7b, ESV)
People are hurting. In John 13:34-35 we are called to love one another. Love is the reason we are here. Jesus said, "Greater love has no one than this, that…
God has given us the opportunity to make a difference in our community. That difference starts with who we are — how do we treat one another. In 1 Thessalonians…
Today, if you and I are to have any part in Him, we must allow Him to wash us in the waters of baptism, even as the early Christians did.
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:3–6