The Three Steps of Discipleship
Your cross is not your sacrifice. Jesus was crucified ON a cross. Therefore, to take up your cross is to be ready for the world to crucify you for the sake of the gospel. Taking up my cross is the...
View ArticleFruit Fidelity
There is an innate assumption in the modern church that false prophets are hard to find. However... as easy as it is to know that grapes don’t come from thorns... so it is easy to see the absence of...
View ArticleFruit Foundation
The difference between a good tree and a corrupt tree is the Holy Spirit. Those who are rooted in Christ have been given the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the fruit of the Spirit, the good fruit, can be...
View ArticleThe Blessing of Believing
What benefit is it to us if God blesses us, but we do not believe?
View ArticleMagnifying The Lord Means Minimizing Myself
Loving God and loving anything not-of-God are mutually exclusive: we can only do one or the other; we cannot do both. If we belong to God, we will magnify Him over everything else. And if we belong to...
View ArticleRejoicing in The Saviour Readies us for His Service
Mary rejoiced in The Lord her Saviour, therefore God could commission her to give birth to His Son. Where do you find your joy? And what can God do with your life?
View ArticleSeven Reasons for Salvation
At this time, the Church is beset by easy “believism”: whereby we confess faith in a God of our own making. Some believe in a God that does not judge sin. Others believe God exists to give them...
View ArticleNo Room Made for Jesus while He Made Room for Us
If you are willing, in faith, to knock on the doors of Heaven, you will find there is room, lots of room, all because of Jesus.
View ArticleConsider Your Ways: Four Obstacles to Fruitfulness
Many years have passed by and we haven’t accomplished much beyond the foundations of our faith. It is time for us to evaluate our performance. Have I done what God has called me to do? Have I even...
View ArticleFoundations of Faith
When God calls on us, will we show up? Or will we be missing in action? Our responses to God reveal to us, and everyone watching, what we think of Him. Our responses will reveal if He really is our...
View ArticleBelievers in Business: Three Tenets for Transactions
Business deals are not inherently wrong. But it is equally obvious that the worldly business practices of worldly men are worldly instead of godly. Thus, the goals of Believers are often diametrically...
View ArticleIs God Your Hiding Place and Your Shield?
We can't legitimately call on God to hide and shield us if we won't listen to Him or obey Him.
View ArticleWhat to Do While Waiting for God
Waiting for God to respond to our urgent petitions is often a challenging experience. We pray to Him hoping for a quick answer. But things rarely happen as quickly as we would like. Therefore, we must...
View ArticleJehovah’s Judgments | 1. Idolatry
Idolatry has no place in the Body of Christ. We cannot lead anyone to Christ if we do not believe in His exclusive lordship over our lives. We cannot lead anyone to faith in Christ if our faith is...
View ArticleJehovah’s Judgments | 2. Pride
If I can live without God some of the time, then I can live without Him all of the time: Therefore, I don't need Him. That is the definition of pride. If I don't need God, then I am my own God.
View ArticleJehovah’s Judgments | 3. Worldliness
Judah's elite were imitating the idolatrous cultures of the neighboring ungodly kingdoms. Why should God's people use God's blessings to imitate the lifestyles of those who hate God?
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