When I started my journey as a new believer I didn’t understand the family I was adopted into. I knew the people who had discipled me were awesome and I was thankful, but that didn’t even begin to describe the unity and shared mind of Christ that I have experienced since. I’ve had the […]
There is but one way to righteousness, and that way is personally trusting Christ as our Lord and Savior. In doing so, we are said to be “in Christ”. Chapter 5 indicates that each man must give account for His actions in this life, yet if we are in Christ we are a […]
In this life there are two things we suffer for: our sins and the Name of Christ. Peter instructs us to make sure we are not suffering as a murderer, thief or evil doer, but instead as we suffer for Christ let us glorify Him. Often times we think suffering is bad and […]
When fear creeps in, it simply means we’ve forgotten who we serve, who we are, and what what He has done. We serve the God of all creation who by the power of His word spoke all into being with its layers of complexity, design and laws of nature to govern. Several times He […]
This verse comes in the middle of a section where Jesus appears to be helping the people interpret the feeding of the fivethousand that had happened recently. They have likened the feeding to manna in the wilderness. The same Father who provided manna from heaven in the wilderness has provided the true bread […]
The love of God crosses all realms of existence including the physical, spiritual, time, ability, and any other created boundary. It is even able to invade the human heart and rescue us from all sin and death. Furthermore, God’s love is so powerful that there is nothing that can separate us from it; not […]
Praise and thank you’s to the LORD are something that should spill over into all of our relationships. I love hearing peoples testimonies of how the Lord has rescued them but equally amazing are the stories of what he did in their life last week yesterday and in the last five minutes. […]
We know from scripture that there is a battle between flesh and spirit and that we are to walk in the spirit. We cannot accomplish this apart from Christ. In fact, to truly overcome the flesh and all its desires, we must belong to Jesus. We must give up our rights, dreams, and […]
One of the greatest ways to serve and impact your family is for you to be righteous and walk in integrity. So what does that look like? If Christ is our righteousness, we might say it this way, “honestly walking in Christ” or perhaps “living the truth”. When our whole hearts sincerely pursue Jesus […]
At a very young age our flesh’s desire to acquire is encouraged and if we are like most, we set goals to step up our game and get some really cool stuff; a car, house, entertainment system, laptop, etc. So is money evil? Scripture teaches us that where your treasure is, there your heart […]