Revival seems to be sweeping our country! I have seen and heard of so many salvations lately! 🙌🏻 Jesus came for the messed up sinner. I am one of them. Yes, we love that He ran after the prodigal, ate with the tax collectors, and stepped in to prevent the stoning of the woman caughtContinue reading “If Jesus is Lord…He is to be Lord of all.”
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Not control. Peace.
The events of late, remind us all of how little any of us can control. Our next heartbeat.No.Our next breath.Certainly not. But the thing is, we were made to rest, and even delight, in something we certainly can’t control—God. We were made to know God. To live is not control,to live is Christ. As A.W.Continue reading “Not control. Peace.”
Why you might be frustrated with YOUR Christianity.
The truth is you may be frustrated with Christianity if you have invited Jesus into YOUR life. You know like, “come be a part”. Perhaps, even like the demons, you recognize Jesus as the Son of God (Matt 16:16), and you reason you could use a little Jesus in YOUR life. You’ll pick and chooseContinue reading “Why you might be frustrated with YOUR Christianity.”
There is no neutral with Jesus.
The haters of the Lord pretend submission to Him. (Psalm 81:15) And I can pretend submission to God while, in reality, I run my own life, rule my own way, do what feels “right” and all the while I can think, it’s “no big deal”. Today, so many false teachers stand on stages, cherry-picking Scripture,Continue reading “There is no neutral with Jesus.”
If all I have is all you desire, I surrender all.
It’s so hard sometimes following Christ. So many times, I’ve wanted the easy road. I’ve wanted to stick my head in the sand and just go with the flow. Walk away.Avoid the conflict.Just keep my mouth shut. Except I can’t. I trust God more than I trust me. I believe Him. I believe His WordContinue reading “If all I have is all you desire, I surrender all.”
Lord ? or just advisor?
Many, who like to think themselves progressive, and think that’s a good thing, suggest the New Testament is all about love not about rules or law. But in Matthew 5:17, Jesus made it clear that He did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. He asserted that God’s laws should be followedContinue reading “Lord ? or just advisor?”
Tuesday of Holy Week. All She Had.
Jesus spends most of Tuesday of Holy Week teaching and being questioned by the religious leaders in order that they might trap Him somehow. Were they jealous of His following? Did they feel threatened by the authority with which He taught? Or did they reason, if they could trip Him up, they might surely proveContinue reading “Tuesday of Holy Week. All She Had.”
Palm Sunday. It makes no sense.
With smiles on their faces and exuberant expectation, the crowds waved the palm branches shouting, “Hosanna” which literally means, “Save Please!” and then, just a while later, that same crowd would scream, “Crucify Him!” And we question, how could they so quickly change? How could they question the famous one, the Miracle Maker, who hadContinue reading “Palm Sunday. It makes no sense.”
A Sovereign Delay
I can only imagine the spiritual battle being waged in the heavenlies as Jesus headed toward Jerusalem and what we call the Triumphal Entry and Holy Week. Surely, the demons seethed and swarmed. And while we prepare our hearts to celebrate the fact that Satan and his minions were eternally defeated with the blood-bought, death-defeatingContinue reading “A Sovereign Delay”
Ridiculous Grace AND Hard Truth
He came for the messed up sinner. I think a lot about that as Easter approaches in just a couple of weeks. We love that He ran after the prodigal, ate with the tax collectors, and stepped in to prevent the stoning of the woman caught in adultery. We love that He left the 99Continue reading “Ridiculous Grace AND Hard Truth”
He’s still good. Even in this uncomfortable thing to discuss.
Just after John writes about praying with confidence and believing God hears our prayers, John writes about seeing sin in the lives of other believers. Surely you’ve seen sin in others, and surely others have seen sin in us! When this happens, we have to resist the urge to talk to others about this beforeContinue reading “He’s still good. Even in this uncomfortable thing to discuss.”
Mad at God and believing Satan’s lies
Whatever we ask, we receive! That’s sounds a lot like a genie in a bottle kind of prosperity God—not the Most High Holy of Holies. So what does John mean when he writes, “And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in HisContinue reading “Mad at God and believing Satan’s lies”
Uncomfortable Truth
The beloved disciple of Jesus, John, seems to be repeating himself, but perhaps he is reinforcing this very big point…you can’t keep on walking in sin as if it is no big deal. If you can, you may not be a child of God— Remember, John’s audience is the young church—believers. But, as in anyContinue reading “Uncomfortable Truth”
Whew! Some people got upset yesterday!
Jesus.The real Jesus,as defined in the Bible,is offensive to a lost world. I was reminded of that yesterday by many comments on a post I shared that was reshared over 2000 times on Facebook. Some, people who normally wouldn’t see what I write, saw it. Quite a few were upset, to put it mildly (andContinue reading “Whew! Some people got upset yesterday!”
What if parents, rather than the world, is the reason so many are walking away?
We have all heard the studies – Gen Z and Millennials are increasingly leaving the church and identifying as agnostic. (https://www.barna.com/research/atheism-doubles-among-generation-z/) We shake our heads and spin our wheels trying to come up with exciting programs to entice them back. But what if we are the reason they left? What if it is more theContinue reading “What if parents, rather than the world, is the reason so many are walking away?”
Did you really celebrate the Christ of Christmas?
Many of you may have celebrated communion at a Christmas Eve service recently. Long ago, Jesus broke the bread of Passover but instead of using the long familiar words to His Jewish disciples, He shockingly says, “this is My body” and “this is My blood”. (Matt 26:26-29). He was declaring Himself to be the PerfectContinue reading “Did you really celebrate the Christ of Christmas?”
My Salvation Story
The angel said to the shepherds, “Fear not, for I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” There is good news of great joy because the Savior was born. Yet so many feel no joy. They remain unaffected by the familiarity of the Christmas story. So many, especiallyContinue reading “My Salvation Story”
What about when God does things we don’t like or understand?
It’s Christmas-time! We all love reading of the miraculous virgin birth. We like the miracles and power of the Savior. We think it’s so cool that the King of Kings hung out with sinners and find it heart-warming that the He wept with Mary and Martha when Lazarus died. We love that the little childrenContinue reading “What about when God does things we don’t like or understand?”
Have you noticed this to be true?
Can you imagine the emotion, with which Peter (known to be emotional) wrote these words: “Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time inContinue reading “Have you noticed this to be true?”
Are you walking in FEAR or FAITH?
When Christians lose hope, it’s a sign to the lost world that we don’t really believe what we say we believe. (See Phil 1:28-29) People who have lost hope are driven by fear. But what does fear look like in the day to day? It’s not that we often see fellow Christians running around screamingContinue reading “Are you walking in FEAR or FAITH?”
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