5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment…
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 The biggest hindrance in following Christ is our nagging need to be normal. It is the pressure to be…
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 Peter 2:1 Many false teachers today have crept into the churches with their ideas of an easier Gospel…
1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 Peter 2:1 Peter is addressing false teaching coming into the church, subverting the real message of the…
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. 2 Peter 1:5 NLT
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 In a church where they are using a mash-up of Christianity, bad Judaism, and paganism, Paul is urging the church to stop the madness and return to…
In so much of John’s Gospel the question of the identity of Jesus is paramount.Is he a man? Is he the prophet? Is he the messiah? Is he the Son of God? Now, following Jesus’ miracle of giving sight to the man born blind, we find again a discussion of who Jesus is. There are…
“25 Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? 26 And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? John 7:25-26 Jesus has returned to Jerusalem, he’s teaching publicly, and the…
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:13-14 Paul is writing to encourage the church at Colossae that Jesus is better than the other religions, idols, practices, and belief systems. Paul begins his letter with a…
“It’s just not fair!” The truth is, life isn’t fair, but the Bible tells us that while we are guaranteed to experience trouble in this life, Jesus can overcome any difficulty we face. This promise assures us that wherever “unfair” puts us, God’s favor and grace will change the narrative of our story! There is…