Matthew 13:18-23 Integrating the Gospel Into Your Life “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself,... Read more
Restraining Yourself with the Mental Reins of Control Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. Romans 13:13 (NKJV) Today is Valentine’s Day. I am quite sure that if you have a Valentine, he or she will not want you to forget to think about them today. I will be going with my wife somewhere special for lunch today and I also plan to buy... Read more
Acts 13:36-37 Fulfilling Your God-Given Potential As we look at three examples of people who fulfilled their God-given potential, we will see how we can also fulfill our God-given potential. What did Jesus, David, Paul, and all the others have in common? It was not marriage. Jesus was single. Paul was widowed, and David had more than one wife. Besides, there is no marriage in heaven. You can fulfill God’s potential without being married. Being married may or may not help... Read more
6 Ingredients to Bringing the Gospel to the People of Your New Culture There are 6 ingredients to bringing the Gospel to the people of your new culture. We see this in Acts 8. As God will place us in the new culture, one of our responsibilities will be to share Jesus with the people in our new culture. How are we to do this? How can I share Jesus with someone who does not speak my language clearly and... Read more
Revelation 11:15-19 Jesus Redeemer of the Universe Last week was Easter. We talked about Jesus on Easter. Many only this Jesus. They see the Jesus who came to save. The Jesus who showed His loved. But there is more to Jesus than the fact that He came to die for sin. He came to restore us to God. This process of payment for sin and restoring us to God is called redemption. This redemption is like a two-step transaction. TWO-STEP... Read more
True Customer Service Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him. And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” So Jesus stood still and called them, and said,... Read more
Worship Is Like a Bowl of Ice Cream speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, (Ephesians 5:19 NKJV) There has been much discussion about the place of worship in the church. Specifically, there has been conflict and division about the types of worship that can be used. This verse speaks about the different types of worship. Many people say that we should only use traditional songs.... Read more
No More Fear For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV) As you will note from the date, today is Friday 13th. People tend to be superstitious about this date. They even have a name for it. There is a history associated with Friday the 13th and its impact on our culture. Christians however, don’t have to be superstitious. God has said one... Read more
Family Taxes When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?” He said, “Yes.” And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?” Peter said to Him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.... Read more
Acts 2:42-47 How to Grow a Church with Vision Good evening. Welcome to this Joint International worship service. I want to thank you for coming. I am so glad to see people from all the various language groups. So just for a moment, let us have a short introduction. Please stand when your church is called: If you are from the German church – the Kreuzgemeinde, please stand. If you are from the Arabic church, please stand. If you are... Read more
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