Discipleship
Going On To Spiritual Maturity
Becoming a Christian happens when you turn from your sin to Christ and receive God’s forgiveness by faith Jesus. John calls this being “born again” (Jn. 3:1-18). Birth is a wonderful thing but ecoming a Christian is just the beginning of a new life. God’s plan for His children is that they go on to…
Read MoreYour Greatest Threat – It May Not Be What You Think!
Do you battle with pride like I do? I bet you do (even if you are too proud right now to admit it! 🙂 Someone has said that they view pride is the source of all other sins… I think they are right. How about joining me in a little self-evaluation. Consider the following: Pride…
Read MoreNavigating The Storms of Life
John 6:15-21, (Parallel Passages: Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:45-56) Storms are beautiful and powerful things – when you are watching safely from a distance. It is quite another thing when we find ourselves caught in the middle of one! As boy I grew up in an area of the United States known as “Tornado Alley.” More…
Read MoreSix Tips For Successful Parenting
How would you define a home? Perhaps you would give me your street address, describe your house – the style, how many rooms or the color of your gate. The dictionary defines a home as a family or group of people who live together, it is the place where somebody feels he or she belongs.…
Read MoreBelieve: One Man’s Journey of Faith
We have all faced moments of desperation! The circumstances in life spirals out of control right past all of our human wisdom and ability. In such moments we are painfully aware that our resources, our influence, and our position in society are useless to meet the need. It may be a personal illness, or the…
Read MorePerspectives On The Harvest
Our text today is John 4:27-42, but I would like to be sure we grasp the context of what we are looking at by beginning to read from verse 1. Take a moment to watch this dramatized reading of John 4:1-27: Jesus “needed to go through Samaria” (4) because there was a thirsty woman headed to a…
Read MoreYou Can Study The Bible For Yourself! Here’s How
You can study the Bible for yourself! The Word of God is powerful in its affect upon our life (Heb 4:12) and the Word of God is profitable for every aspect of our life! (2 Tim 3:15-17). Something that powerful and profitable is worth the investment of time in learning how to study it in order…
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