God’s love makes you steadfast
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 52 GOD’S LOVE MAKES YOU STEADFAST “See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!” But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. (Psalm […]
Knowing God will grow your love
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 17 KNOWING GOD WILL GROW YOUR LOVE “I have made known to them Your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which You have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” (John 17:26)117 J Many people do religious things to try […]
Jesus wants to give you fruit that lasts
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 15 JESUS WANTS TO GIVE YOU FRUIT THAT LASTS “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide.” (John 15:16a) If you’re like most people, at some level you want to make an impact […]
Small things grow big in the Kingdom
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 13 SMALL THINGS GROW BIG IN THE KINGDOM He said therefore, “What is the Kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, […]
God wants to help you grow
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 13 GOD WANTS TO HELP YOU GROW Matthew 13:1-50… In Matthew 13, Jesus tells four parables about things that grow, three about sorting good results and people from bad, two parables about the great value and worth of the Kingdom of Heaven, and one about those who understand […]
God has granted you the ability to grow
Scripture Notes on 2 Peter 1 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence… For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith…” (2 Peter 1:3, 5a) God’s amazing grace is the most […]
God gives you discipline to bring you peace
Scripture Notes on Hebrews 12 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 discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. For the moment all discipline […]
God Wants to Expand Your Boundaries
It’s hard for a two-year-old to stay in the boundaries. “I will run in the way of your commandments, when you enlarge my heart!” -Psalm 119:32 There they were, my godson and his friend, two little boys running ’round in the fresh-cut grass with a solid blue sky overhead. As the sun slowly set behind the […]
Jesus lets defeat make Him victorious
Scripture Notes on Mark 15 “And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, ‘Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!’” -Mark 15:29-30 When the passers-by looked at Jesus, they thought they saw a failure…but they were blind. […]
Training vs. Transformation
Do we REALLY need more training to reach people for Christ? “So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.” -Acts 16:5 In church growth discussions, one of the first things that comes up is, “people just need more training in how to reach out.” Is that REALLY the primary […]
