The very word ‘COMMUNITY’ broken down into parts ‘COMM’ and ‘UNITY’ seems to even beckon us to come into unity. Why is this so difficult for the Body of Christ? If one answers this question honestly it has to be admitted that it is due to selfishness and pride. The church did not start out this way. In fact, it was not even born until they had come together in one mind and one accord and in one place (Acts... Read more
There has been much discussion and debate throughout history as to whether there is a sin a person can sin that puts them in a position where they cannot be forgiven, they have no hope in this life or the life to come and they will go to hell when they die. It has been called the ‘sin unto death’ based on 1 John 5:16 and then there is also the ‘blasphemy of the Holy Ghost’ from Matthew 12:31.... Read more
“Fate whispers to the warrior, ‘You cannot withstand the storm.’ The warrior whispers back, ‘I am the storm.’” — Unknown I don’t know who said it but I will always remember this quote. I think there is a principle to learn from this. What do you do when you are faced with life’s storms? What do you do with any storm? Dig in and ride it out or evacuate. But life’s storms cannot be evacuated from. You can’t just decide... Read more
Last column we discussed taking back your power. We continue in that vein on this very important subject. Don’t give your power away! Things only have the power over you that you give them. We all have the power to do what we need to do. Often, we think we don’t but that isn’t true. The Bible says let the weak say they are strong (Joel 3:10). Are you going to let life beat you down? Are you going to... Read more
Take Back Your Power! I have been through some devastating circumstances in life I can tell you. I had a bad first marriage. I was a single parent of small children. I had cancer. And I had to come to some decisions in life if I was going to survive. I had to come to a point where I did not care about what anyone thought. I know that sounds bad at first and it doesn’t mean I didn’t value... Read more
Christ has broken the power of sin but He has not broken the PRACTICE of sin. I would like to deal with something every Christian is faced with, sometimes everyday. That something is TEMPTATION. It is inevitable. If you are born again you are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). Christ has broken the POWER of sin over your life (Romans 6:6-7). Sin has no power over you any longer. You are free! Your identity has been changed. You have... Read more
Looking for spirituality in all the wrong places. I was just watching a report on the National Geographic channel about shamans, so-called ‘holy men’ around the world in many cultures. I watched with a broken heart as I saw them partake of marijuana and other drugs to get into a trance-like state. Some then went even farther and allowed themselves to be stung by poisonous stings of insects like wasps and such. In this trance-like state, they would claim to... Read more
In John 15 we read: “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine keeper (husbandman). Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the Word which I have spoken unto you.“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, no more... Read more
How sure are you in what you believe? John wrote these words: “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may KNOW that ye have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). Many times Christians struggle with whether they are saved because they have came up in a religious system that tries to force them to be good enough. Like being born again is not enough. They treat being born again... Read more
There are a lot of voices out there screaming for your attention. Advertisers screaming at you from TV, radio, computer, billboards and more. Every cause in the world wants your attention, support and especially your money. Even when you try to escape and get some solitude, still, there are those voices rolling around inside your head: things you need to do, things that happened at work today, bills that need to be paid. It is an epidemic to the point... Read more
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