Spiritual Growth
The Root Of Our Problems
Today we want to discover how to unmask the source of your noise. Our text is found in II Peter 1:2–3. 2 Pe 1:2-3 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto…
Read MoreOur Source of Power for Salvation and Godliness
Life is tough. How can God expect us to live like He asks us to live? Too many of us have a testimony of frustration over our own inability to live life the way God asks. Peter instructs us that God does in fact expect us to live righteously in this world. (Therefore, beloved, be…
Read MoreFinding Freedom That Lasts
Have you ever felt trapped? Perhaps you reached a low point in a particular inner spiritual struggle where you said to yourself: “I’m tired of reacting/saying/thinking/doing _______ and I’m going to make a change in my life!” But before you knew it, you were repeating the same cycle all over again! If Satan can get…
Read MoreOvercoming Discouragement
Have you ever felt discouraged, perhaps to the point of bordering on depression? It may surprise you to know that you are not alone. At one time or another we all face this problem. William Ward graphically described discouragement when he wrote: “Discouragement is dissatisfaction with the past, distaste for the present, and distrust…
Read MoreThe Attack Continues…
The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” Why does John keep talking about the opposition to Christ? By the time you get to Chapter 8 this continued attacks on Jesus seems monotonous until you realize what the Pharisees are doing. When a guilty party (Pharisees) wants…
Read MoreThe Pleasure of Thorns
In my devotions this morning I came across notes I had written in the margin some time ago that challenged and encouraged me. I wanted to give them to you in writing for your personal meditation. In 2 Corinthians 12.7-10 Paul writes this concerning what he refers to as a thorn in the flesh: And…
Read MoreGoing 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 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 MoreFinding Mercy At The “House of Mercy”
Today our text is found in John 5:1-16. Remember what John is doing – he is laying out a case for us the readers, that Jesus is God and that He is the only way for us to come to God. John is not recording everything Jesus said or did. Instead he is narrating key…
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…
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