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May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 2 Peter 1:2 ESV The more you know God, the more you experience the fruit of the Spirit. God is a Spirit and He can be known. In fact, when you know Jesus as Lord and Savior, … Continue reading Grace Multiplied →

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:7‭-‬8 ESV The Lord wants us to purify our hearts. What does that mean? It means He wants … Continue reading Purify Your Hearts →

He asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!” Jesus replied, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! No human revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven revealed it to you. You are Peter, and I can guarantee that … Continue reading The House That Jesus Built →

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty [emancipation from bondage, true freedom]. And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, … Continue reading Freedom Has A Name →

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will … Continue reading A Living Sacrifice →

To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing. 1 Peter 3:8‭-‬9 NASB2020 There's a tension between personal responsibility and God's sovereignty. What … Continue reading Blessings From Above →

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. … Continue reading Trust In The Lord →

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 2 Timothy 4:2 ESV Something exciting is happening. God is removing religion from our hearts so that we can become the people of God. The people of love. It's so simple love God. Love people. … Continue reading The Church That Goes →

In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might. Ephesians 6:10 AMP The Lord spoke to me the other day. He said, “Be strong in the Lord.” So I had to look it up. It's the … Continue reading The Heart of The Savior →

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 ESV There is an invisible prison that keeps people captive in sinful lives, lives that fail to measure up to the standard of God. It's called religion. Religion is man's attempt to become righteous by observing and keeping rules of thought … Continue reading Freedom From Religion →

“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. 1 Timothy 4:8‭-‬9 NLT There are three phases of becoming competent at any task or endeavor: preparation, training and execution. There are three … Continue reading A Ready Road →

So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness. 1 … Continue reading Dig In →

Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. John 14:21 ESV If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s … Continue reading About Time →

Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in the same way.” John 5:19 NASB2020 “I am the vine, you are the … Continue reading One and The Same →

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, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set … Continue reading Rise Above →

Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose. 1 Corinthians 1:10 NRSV Because we are created in the image … Continue reading The Power of Agreement →

Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 NASB1995 There's something new happening. A spark of life. A religion-less move of God. God is bringing His truth to His people … Continue reading Awakening The Bride →

It’s clear that we don’t live to honor ourselves, and we don’t die to honor ourselves. If we live, we honor the Lord, and if we die, we honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:7‭-‬8 GW Our priorities guide our lives. Therefore, it's a good idea … Continue reading Love Wins →

Come now [and pay attention to this], you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and carry on our business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen in your life tomorrow. [What is secure … Continue reading Tempted To Forget →

“I testify on my own behalf, and so does the Father who sent me.” The Pharisees asked him, “Where is your father?” Jesus replied, “You don’t know me or my Father. If you knew me, you would also know my Father.” John 8:18‭-‬19 GW God created us. We did not fashion ourselves. We are not … Continue reading Recognizing God →

But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. Philippians 3:20 NLT Confusion reigns over identity in this present world. Am I identified by my biological sex at birth? Am I identified by the color of my skin? Am I … Continue reading Identity Crisis →

God has shown us his love by sending his only Son into the world so that we could have life through him. This is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the payment for our sins. Dear friends, if this is the way God … Continue reading Only Because I Love You →

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven — A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and … Continue reading A Time To Heal →

Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find [His amazing] grace to help in time of need [an appropriate blessing, coming just at the right moment]. Hebrews 4:16 AMP … Continue reading The Gospel of Grace →

Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble. Proverbs 17:17 MSG How many friends do you have? Not acquaintances, not good time buddies, not co-workers or employees, but friends? Someone who knows you, the real you, and loves you anyways. There is freedom in friendship. They say … Continue reading A Friend to Set You Free →