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Have you ever felt discouraged? If not, stop reading this. If so, read on… With the end of the year coming in just a few days, we’re all taking stock of our wins and losses, successes and failures, goals achieved… Continue Reading →
Mary was a young teenage girl who was visited by a heavenly messenger bringing an amazing message. She would have a baby by the power of the Holy Spirit. She wondered how this could be, but the Angel responded: For… Continue Reading →
Are you experiencing great joy! We tend to use the terms happiness and joy synonymously. If life is going well, we feel happy, but if we have problems, then we are unhappy. God offers us joy. Our happiness is often… Continue Reading →
When we’re feeling afflicted we may have a tendency to spiral downward and feel overwhelmed. The Apostle Paul faced incredible challenges, but he did not succumb to self-pity. In one of his most personal letters, he challenged the Corinthians not… Continue Reading →
ADVENT — This is the season– as we relive the anticipation of God actually coming in human likeness (Phil. 2:5-8), let’s ponder what that means— Everything was about to CHANGE! Why? Because Someone was COMING to change it… Continue Reading →
It can be difficult to rejoice when we’re facing various trials. The Apostle Peter’s first epistle is a brief handbook on developing a perspective for dealing with suffering in our lives. Peter commended his audience as he observed their great… Continue Reading →
Jesus’ teaching and His miracles were generating a dedicated group of followers. He was simultaneously facing increased hostility from the religious leaders. The opposition against Jesus reached a climax as the religious leaders sought to rid themselves of this iconoclastic… Continue Reading →
Discouragement is our typical response when our desires our unfulfilled. That was the situation a desperate father experienced when he brought his son to Jesus’ disciples to be delivered from an unclean spirit: and whenever it seizes him, it slams… Continue Reading →
What is your view of Jesus? The Apostle John recorded that many people believed in His name: Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was… Continue Reading →
We face a barrage of attacks from the world, our own fleshly desires, and the devil. The Psalmist understood the severity of the battle and he also realized the key to victory: How can a young man keep his way… Continue Reading →
We have a tendency to blame God for the problems in our lives. As we exam the reasons for our difficulties, we may discover that we have a degree of culpability. Nahum, whose name means comfort or consolation, was a… Continue Reading →
How do we know if we are filled by the Spirit? One indicator is that we manifest the fruit of the Spirit. One’s natural response may be prone to gravitate to the deeds of the flesh: Now the deeds of the… Continue Reading →
Wouldn’t we all love to wait for God alone—as in, not have to wait in traffic, or at the doctor’s office, or for our kids to get dressed to go wherever they/we all need to, etc.? Unfortunately, we still have… Continue Reading →
How do you respond when you interact with difficult people? Our default response may be to become defensive or to attack the other person. It’s natural for us to view the other person as the enemy, but the Apostle Paul… Continue Reading →
There exists in the heart of man a slow and steady downward pull toward our fleshly desires. Although God has redeemed His children, we must remain alert to the allurements of the world, the weaknesses of our flesh, and the… Continue Reading →
