If you were to make a list of big topics discussed by Jesus and the New Testament writers, the subject of deeds or works would have to be on that list. They all spoke about it, and no one more than Jesus. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for not doing the … [Read more]
Naked and Not Ashamed
So many people are living at the circumference of their lives instead of the center of their lives. This was a statement made in the book “Everything Belongs” by Richard Rohrs. This was one of those statements that rocked me. I began to realize that … [Read more]
America! Pray for the Church
While many church leaders are encouraging their congregations to pray for the country, the country should be praying for the church. Prayer is an intuitive response of humans when important things are threatened. It is an implicit recognition that we … [Read more]
687. Confusing the Teachings of Jesus With New Covenant Christianity
When you mix peanut butter with chocolate, you might end up with a delicious peanut butter cup. If you take (portions) of the Mosaic law from the Old Covenant God made with Israel and mingle it with the New Covenant of Jesus Christ, you’ll end up … [Read more]
What deeds does Jesus know?
“I know your deeds,” says Jesus to the churches. He exhorts the Ephesians to do the deeds they did at first (Rev. 2:5), he rebukes the Sardisians for having incomplete deeds (Rev. 3:2), and he promises to reward the Thyatirans according to their … [Read more]
Unmasking The Real You
Why is it such a struggle at times to be truly authentic, to truly be ourselves? Why do we feel the need to constantly put on a mask so that we can project to the world an image that isn’t true? Why do we bury our problems, issues, and even … [Read more]
686. Danger: Elevating the “Good Book” Above the Person of Jesus
Have you ever wondered how people have been spiritually nourished and sustained when they never had exposure to what we call The Holy Bible? It’s easy to forget in our modern-day western civilization, but Bibles haven’t been collecting dust on … [Read more]
I Am Becoming Who I Am!
Most of us have been taught that God punishes us when we sin. I believed that every bad thing that happened to me was because he was punishing me for something I did. I just couldn’t believe that God was ever proud of me because all I could ever see … [Read more]
It’s So Easy, Even You Can Do It
I was talking to a lady that helped me at our bank. When she heard that I was a preacher, she started talking about how difficult Christian life is! Her whole emphasis was on how only a few of the best Christians will one day make it … [Read more]
Get closer to God? Impossible!
For a number of years, I yearned to be and feel closer to God. I struggled to spend a sufficient amount of time with Him in prayer or reading my Bible. Often I fell asleep during the endeavor. I even struggled to pray without ceasing like the Bible … [Read more]
685. Is Everything in the Bible Written to Us Directly?
Everything within God’s written Word is there for a reason. Sometimes this can cause Christians to assume that everything within each passage is somehow meant to be applied directly to our lives. God must have some sort of secret meaning or hidden … [Read more]
Your Search For Significance Is Over
Wouldn’t it be a great feeling to know that regardless of: how much you do or don’t accomplish on any given day how many compliments you do or don’t get how many people do or don’t understand you how many people accept or reject you how much money … [Read more]
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