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God can use your life to bless generations

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who ...

TOPICS: blessing, James 5, legacy, perspective, purpose

God lifts up the humble heart

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. (James 4:10) So much in the Kingdom is counterintuitive. To live, we must die. To ...

TOPICS: empowerment, hope, humility, James 4, pride, promotion

A woman’s place (Luke 8:1-3)

Soon afterward [Jesus] was traveling from one town and village to another, preaching and telling the good news of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve ...

TOPICS: equality, gender, ministry, role, service, women

God’s character is the sign of God’s wisdom

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. (James 3:17) ...

TOPICS: character, experience, James 3, truth, wisdom

What kind of person…really? (Luke 6:45)

A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his ...

TOPICS: fruit, honesty, nature, people, proof, relationships, repentance, results, self-deception, sin

God turns your lack into a heavenly abundance

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, ...

TOPICS: blessings, faith, James 2, kingdom, prosperity, provision, wealth

Who gets what? (Luke 6:19-20a)

The whole crowd was trying to touch Him because power was coming out from Him and healing them all. Then, looking up at His disciples, ...

TOPICS: discipleship, healing, instruction, Luke 6, miracles, outreach, teaching, wisdom

God has a generous wisdom for you

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5) ...

TOPICS: clarity, confusion, faith, James 1, peace, prayer, provision, wisdom

Jesus doesn’t change on you

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) So often in life, we start a journey of relationship with someone, only ...

TOPICS: confidence, faith, Hebrews 13, steadfastness, trust

Two Perspectives on Pull-ups in the Pool [An Encouraging Word]

The clock was ticking, and we weren’t getting anything done. My son Bradley loves the pool, and this particular morning I had agreed to join ...

TOPICS: effectiveness, family, fitness, habits, hope, people, perspective, productivity, relationships, training, Work

God gives you discipline to bring you peace

It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not ...

TOPICS: correction, discipline, growth, Hebrews 12, love, peace, perspective, punishment, training

Priorities [Luke 6:10-11]

After looking around at them all, [Jesus] told [the man with a paralyzed hand], “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was ...

TOPICS: healing, Holy Spirit, hypocrisy, legalism, Luke 6, power, religion, rules, tradition

God has prepared a homeland for you

But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for ...

TOPICS: earth, eternity, faith, heaven, Hebrews 11, hope, life, perspective

Worship

Worship is not an event you attend once a week; it’s the lifestyle you practice every day. In reality, everyone, everywhere, at all times is ...

TOPICS: choices, commitment, devotion, evaluation, faith, heart, money, perspective, schedules, spending, time, worship

The Paper Clip [An Encouraging Word]

I confess, I probably love paper clips a little too much. I am that guy who will throw away a whole stack of papers but ...

TOPICS: Genesis 1, meaning, people, purpose, value, worth

Jesus is your guaranteed inheritance

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a ...

TOPICS: Acts 13, family, fulfillment, grace, Hebrews 10, inheritance, legacy, promises, salvation

Jesus’ second ministry: the WORD (Luke 5:1)

As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, He was standing by Lake Gennesaret. (Luke 5:1) People came for the miracles, ...

TOPICS: Luke 5, miracles, preaching, scripture, signs and wonders, spiritual growth, supernatural, teaching, witnessing, word

Jesus offered himself for you

How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works ...

TOPICS: atonement, forgiveness, grace, Hebrews 9, mercy, substitution, sufficiency

Jesus’ first ministry: the WONDERS (Luke 4:42)

When it was day, [Jesus] went out and made His way to a deserted place. But the crowds were searching for Him. They came to ...

TOPICS: evangelism, gifts, Gospel, healing, kingdom, Luke 4, miracles, outreach, power, signs, wonders

Jesus is your conduit of mercy

“For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” (Hebrews 8:12) Guilt is a powerful motivator. It can ...

TOPICS: condemnation, conviction, forgiveness, freedom, grace, guilt, Hebrews 8, mercy, sin

Do You Want to See More Miracles in Your Life?

I subscribe to an excellent free resource from an organization called Koinonia House, the ministry of Bible teacher Chuck Missler. It’s called “K-House eNews” and it’s a weekly e-mail update that includes brief news highlights from around the world and medium-sized articles on Scripture and life. If you’re interested, you …

TOPICS: Chuck Missler, faith, grace, healing, Koinonia House, miracles, peace, theology

Trust and Hardened Hearts

It’s hard to love someone you don’t trust. “Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness, when your fathers put me to the test, and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.” -Psalm 95:8-9 The foundation of …

TOPICS: faith, freedom, hard heartedness, love, Psalm 95, trust

From Faith

What do motives matter when we do things for God? “For whatever does not come from faith is sin.” -Romans 14:23b It is quite possible to do godly thing for ungodly reasons, and the Bible calls this sin. It is quite possible to do things with godly motives and still …

TOPICS: faith, good works, Romans 14

The Measure You Use (pt2)

What if you’re living right, but aren’t being blessed like you want? But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. …

TOPICS: answers, blessings, faith, hope, Luke 6, prayer, selfishness

A Remnant

Ever feel like you’re all alone, like no one understands or agrees with you in your faith? At the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.” -Romans 11:5 All throughout Scripture runs a thread of the loneliness of God’s people in a world turned against Him. Elijah the …

TOPICS: faith, grace, loneliness, provision, Romans 11

Go Wash

Jesus heals by faith, but He’s creative in the way He does it… …

TOPICS: faith, healing, Jesus, John 9, mud, obedience, trust

Do You Want to be Healed? (pt.2)

Just because you want something to change doesn’t always mean you’re willing to do your part to help it happen… …

TOPICS: faith, finances, healing, humility, marriage, pride, trust

Do You Want to be Healed? (pt.1)

Just you wish something was different doesn’t always mean you really want it to change… …

TOPICS: faith, healing, humility, John 5, pride, trust

Acceleration

If you expect life to be what it always has been, that’s likely all it ever will be… …

TOPICS: boat, faith, John 6, life, planning

How He Looks at You

When Jesus speaks, how do you think He looks at you? …

TOPICS: faith, favor, Jesus, John 2, Mary, miracles, smiling, wine