We all begin at different places in life. None of us got to choose where we were born or into what kind of family we were born. None of us got to choose our socioeconomic environment, the educational system we were thrust into or the opportunities that we may have had early in life. ForContinueContinue reading “The Equalizer”
Monthly Archives: September 2019
How To Handle Failure
I have prayed that your faith fail not. (Lk. 22:32) Jesus knew that Peter would deny Him, but He didn’t pray against that happening. He prayed that in spite of Peter’s failure his faith wouldn’t fail. True failure occurs when you lose your faith. All of us will fail from time to time. We liveContinueContinue reading “How To Handle Failure”
Miracles
When the church began on the day of Pentecost it was accompanied by miracles. Miracles flowed from the apostles and from those who followed them. The first church was a church of miracles. Without miracles we simply have religion. Christianity is not religion. It is life. It is the life of Jesus lived through us,ContinueContinue reading “Miracles”
Fully Persuaded
Being fully persuaded that what God had promised, He was also able to perform. (Rom. 4:21) What does it mean to be ‘fully persuaded?’ If one can be fully persuaded it would imply that it is possible to be partially persuaded as well. Being fully persuaded would be description of faith: faith is the substanceContinueContinue reading “Fully Persuaded”
Are you self-centered?
Are you self-centered? What is self-centeredness? It is focusing on one’s perceived needs and wants over all else. It is always the result of the perception of self being deprived of something it wants. That want could be a thing, a person, a job or recognition. Self-centeredness exalts self over God, and feelings over faith.ContinueContinue reading “Are you self-centered?”
Who or what is leading you?
Did you know that you are being led? You may not be aware of it, but every moment of every day we are all being led. Who or what is leading us, and where are we going? Consider these three options: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sonsContinueContinue reading “Who or what is leading you?”
Can God see your Heart?
It is interesting to hear the teachings of some that go to great lengths to establish that if you are in Christ, God cannot see your sin. He simply cannot see it. Thus, for all intents and purposes, there is no such thing as sin. If you are a Christian you can do what youContinueContinue reading “Can God see your Heart?”
Is the Bible Still Relevant?
“The Scripture cannot mean more to you than it did to the original audience and original author.” “To apply things written thousands of years ago to our own culture will only lead to error in interpretation.” (various teachers) This is one of the latest attempts to undermine the authority of the Scripture. Even on theContinueContinue reading “Is the Bible Still Relevant?”
What does God allow?
After some kind of tragedy or natural disaster, we often hear Christians remarking that God allowed this to happen for some greater purpose. Such a concept suggests that God is in fact responsible for the tragedy. If He allowed it, He must have been in agreement with it. Can this be true? When a parentContinueContinue reading “What does God allow?”
It is free and there is more!
How often have we felt under resourced, out of energy, lacking in talent and with nothing left to give? The truth is that those feelings represent our flesh and natural thinking, not our spirit man. If we could only learn to live in the Spirit and from our re-created spirits, we would see that theContinueContinue reading “It is free and there is more!”
Lively Hope 