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So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace, as it was being built up; and as it continued in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it kept increasing. Acts 9:31 NASB2020 Do you want fruitful ministry? Do you want to see many souls saved, lives transformed … Continue reading The Fruit of Faithfulness →

Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting and His faithfulness is to all generations. Psalms 100:4‭-‬5 NASB2020 Do you want revival? Do you want to see God move in powerful and miraculous ways in your life … Continue reading Worship Your Way To Revival →

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of His name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, … Continue reading Believer ➵ Disciple ➵ Christian →

Give us help against the enemy— human help is worthless. With God we will triumph: God is the one who will trample our adversaries. Psalms 108:12‭-‬13 CEB The wisdom of man is worthless. All he can do is say what came before, he cannot say what the future holds. We have One who can help … Continue reading God Will Do It →

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. Psalm 138:8 ESV It is God who produces in you the desires and actions that please him. Philippians 2:13 GW We are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, … Continue reading Yield To The King →

And this is love: that we walk in accordance with His commandments and are guided continually by His precepts. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should [always] walk in love. 2 John 1:6 AMP God commands us to always walk in love. That's what it means to … Continue reading Love Is Obedience →

Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and … Continue reading The Better Part →

The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but the one who purifies hearts ⌞by fire⌟ is the Lord. Proverbs 17:3 GW “Is My word not like fire?” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer which shatters a rock?” Jeremiah 23:29 NASB2020 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among … Continue reading A Crucible For Fire →

Brothers and sisters, together follow my example and observe those who live by the pattern we gave you. For there are many, of whom I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, who live as enemies of the cross of Christ [rejecting and opposing His way of salvation], whose fate is … Continue reading A Question of Citizenship →

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable … Continue reading Love Not Religion →

One person decides that one day is holier than another. Another person decides that all days are the same. Every person must make his own decision. When people observe a special day, they observe it to honor the Lord. When people eat all kinds of foods, they honor the Lord as they eat, since they … Continue reading So This Is Christmas →

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6‭-‬7 NASB2020 A recipe is an algorithm. An algorithm is a set of … Continue reading A Recipe For Peace →

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me … Continue reading Unafraid & Unashamed →

Therefore let us get past the elementary stage in the teachings about the Christ, advancing on to maturity and perfection and spiritual completeness, [doing this] without laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of teaching about washings (ritual purifications), the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the … Continue reading Repent From Dead Works →

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8 ESV How do you know if you're saved? How can you have confidence on the day of judgment? How can you discern true believers from the counterfeit ones? Is it based on some prayer formula that you recite? Is … Continue reading Discerning The Bride →

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may … Continue reading You Become What You Practice →

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:8‭-‬9 ESV If you want to know how to become a true Christian, read and study the words of Jesus recorded in Matthew 5, 6 and 7, also known as the … Continue reading Blessed Are The Peacemakers →

Now about food sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge [concerning this]. Knowledge [alone] makes [people self-righteously] arrogant, but love [that unselfishly seeks the best for others] builds up and encourages others to grow [in wisdom]. If anyone imagines that he knows and understands anything [of divine matters, without love], he has … Continue reading The Good Life →

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born … Continue reading Advancing The Kingdom →

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8‭-‬9 NLT An encounter with God, an experience with God, sometimes one is all … Continue reading An Age of Awe & Wonder →

Adulterers! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. James 4:4 NRSV Who do you believe? God or the devil? Who do you serve? God or the devil? It's one or the other. How can … Continue reading Out Of This World →

For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons and daughters of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:14‭-‬15 NASB2020 Pure and … Continue reading The Spirit of Adoption →

“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:34‭-‬35 NLT “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of … Continue reading Witnessing Love →

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 ESV Jesus loves you. He gave Himself for … Continue reading The Life I Now Live →