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, but endures... Read more
Acts 17:16-21 Are You Curious About God? Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there. Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems... Read more
Sitting on the Rock of the Grave And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. (Matthew 28:2 NKJV) Otis Redding wrote a song in 1967 that became a very big hit. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay. Here is a bit of the lyrics from that song. I left my home in Georgia Headed for the ‘Frisco... Read more
Prophecy Watch: Watching the Trendsetters on the Catwalk Then Jesus replied to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes... Read more
Are We Living in an Age of Christianophobia? Are we living in an age of Christianophobia? But just as then the child born according to the flesh persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so also now. (Galatians 4:29 HCSB) Have you been noticing the same strange stories coming out these days? Just this week, a German judge tried to use the Koran as the basis for her decision, even though in Germany, the basis should be the rule... Read more
John 16:5-15 The Heart of God Desiring God’s Heart Part 1 During the course of restoration work on Leonardo da Vinci’s painting The Last Supper, the leader of the project, Dr. Pinin Brambilla Barcilon, discovered that the face of Jesus in the painting had been distorted by five hundred years of grime, glue, and plaster. Her work with high-powered microscopes, surgical scalpels, and special solvents has revealed the face of Jesus as Leonardo portrayed it. The Holy Spirit does that... Read more
PDD – Prayer Deficit Disorder I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You... Read more
We Get More Done By 6am Than Most People Get Done All Day “We get more done by 6am than most people get done all day” is a phrase that has stuck with me. I came across that thought again as I read the following passage in Mark: Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. And Simon and those who were with Him... Read more
1 Timothy 2:8-15 Commitment What Makes a Great Partnership Part 3 How do you view your relationship in the family? How do you look at the roles of men and women in the family? JOKE: – Someone once said that the husband may be the head, but the wife is the neck. JOKE: – The husband may be the CEO, but the wife is the CFO. In this passage today, we look at a set of instructions written to a... Read more
Jesus Was Like a Sin Sponge God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed. (Romans 3:25 HCSB) Do you remember SpongeBob? He is a cartoon character that has his own show on Nickelodeon. While he may be a funny character, he is basically a sponge. A sponge like SpongeBob is a marine animal that lives in the ocean. He has a pourous... Read more
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