It is a testimony to the Spirit's coming that after Jesus went back to heaven in Acts 1 that the new Christian movement did not just die off. It is also significant that the same could be said for all religions that continue after the leader has passed on. That points to a spiritual side [...]
This sin is obviously the only mortal( in Catholic terminology) sin there is. It is spoken of in both Matthew 12:31.32 and is the only sin that can damn the human soul. Jesus obviously is speaking of it in John 3: 19. Evidence for it seems to me to point to the despising or mocking [...]
Come this Wednesday evening- Feb 1st- for a discussion time on the subject of Calvinism. We will have a guided open forum meeting. We want a Bible-based balanced view because a controversy seems to come when this debate arises. It has split many churches and we want to avoid such a heated controversy. Thanks to [...]
II Corinthians 2:11 tells us that we are not ignorant of Satan's devices that he uses to get us to fall. We all have tendencies to fall for different temptations. No matter what the temptation,it is easy to see after because , when we fall for it, we gain a sense of failure and/or guilt. [...]
In case you ever read the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 , you might have wondered whether you really want that type of "blessing" !! " Poor in spirit (vs.3), who mourn (vs. 4) who hunger and thirst after righteousness (vs. 6) persecuted, reviled (vs. 10,11) . To really understand it, you have to realize who [...]
Amid our life long search for happiness, we are pulled many directions : money , reputation, status, education, romance... but our culture tends to define them for us.The first thing you know, you are snared in some sort of job/mortgage/pleasure/ trap that seems akin to a chain. Our sought- for liberty gets eroded away by our [...]
When Jesus fed the 5000, the disciples were a bit disgruntled because it was supposed to be their "planned vacation" . In Mark 6:52 it reads that"..they considered not the miracle of the loaves because their heart was hardened" . Do not miss out on today"s miracle because God did not "bless yesterday's vacation" . [...]
Two equals in wealth, two relatives, same opportunities. One pitched his tent toward Sodom, the other toward Canaan and his God. In Genesis 13, both Abram and Lot decide their futures. Abram was blessed, Lot was cursed. What was the difference? Each one's purpose! Lot intended to be rich, Abram to be faithful! Cf. I [...]
In Matthew 16, when Jesus heard Peter answer with a confession of Jesus' deity, Jesus called him "cephas" or "Little Rock". When we get our lives anchored to the Rock, it makes us a little boulder ( "bolder") . - adapted from Brother David G text.
" I have drunk my wine with my milk" Song of Solomon 5:1 b To drink what is pleasant and sweet in life and not be aware of what truly nourishes our bodies seems to be epidemic in society. What happened to an old fashioned dinner together with the family? Usually it is healthy to [...]