Don’t Let Division Stunt Your Growth “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions….” (1 Corinthians 3:1-3)Envying, strife and divisions had...

From Tradition to Truth “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” (Psalm 103:2-5)Is there actually a divine purpose behind the bad things that...

 Living the Love Life “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)We often think of laying down your life for someone else in terms of dying. That’s what Jesus did. He loved us so much He laid down His life by dying in our place so that we could live. But now, He’s asked us to lay down our lives in a different way. He’s asked us to show our love, not by...

Put Patience to Work “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” (Hebrews 10:35-36)Most of us have a distorted idea about patience. We think of it as something designed to help us suffer failure gracefully, but according to these scriptures, it will actually put us on the path to...

Don’t Be Stony Ground “And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.” (Mark 4:16-17)There seems to be an abundance of “stony ground” Christians these...

Created to Praise “Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.” (Psalm 150:6)We’re created to praise God. Some people don’t know that. When the praise service starts, they sit back and say, “I’m not comfortable with all that singing and shouting. I guess praise is just not my thing.” Yes it is! According to the Bible, if you breathe, you were meant to praise. And...

God Has Something to Say “The sheep listen to [the Shepherd's] voice and heed it, and he calls his own sheep by name and brings (leads) them out.” (John 10:3)Don’t ever be so afraid of making a mistake you miss out on the joy of acting on the voice of the Lord. Instead, trust the leadership of the Holy Spirit and let Him show you how. He’ll begin by speaking to you about the little things in your life, and as...

Step Across the Faith Line “And being not weak in faith, [Abraham] considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.” (Romans 4:19-20)In the years I’ve spent living by faith, there’s something I’ve learned to do that helps me...

No Time for Clay Pots “But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor.” (2 Timothy 2:20)Are you destined for greatness in the kingdom of God? Ask most believers that question and they’ll humbly assure you they’re not. “You know we can’t all be golden vessels” they’ll say. “Like the Bible...

Recall God’s Mercies “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassion’s fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:21-23)God is faithful. He’s full of compassion. His mercies are new every morning. As a believer, you know all that. But simply knowing it is not enough. For it to do you...