The New Year is a great time to start something new, for a fresh start. The old year is done, and the new one is just beginning. It’s also a perfect time to start fresh with Jesus. To begin a new routine of getting into his word. When we realize that he wants to do…
Read MoreWe can develop some quirky habits and traditions. Those traditions are usually backed up by some flawed thinking. The Corinthians thought getting baptized for someone who had already died helped that person get into heaven. They also thought that partying and hanging out with the wrong crowd didn’t affect their spiritual life. Paul let them know…
Read MoreA Mark of Maturity As a Chrisitan, you have to be able to stand on your own feet. There will be a time our knowledge of God’s word will be tested. It is essential that you can search the scriptures. Whether it be after hearing someone preach or when you come against someone who opposes…
Read MoreRequired of You Sometimes you just want to know what to do as a Christian. Micah tells us: Do the Right Thing, Love those who need it, and Walk Humbly. If you focused on these three things your day would be full, you wouldn’t ever be bored. Doing the right thing means obeying scripture and…
Read MoreMountain Top Experience Go to the mountain. Mountains are used as a metaphor for a spiritual high just as valleys are used for spiritual lows. We are to go to the mountain because it is away from the busy life of the valley. A mountaintop experience can get our heads clear and help us zero…
Read MoreOne of the most popular Christmas carols is “Oh, Come All Ye Faithful.” The lyrics start with “O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem, Come and behold Him, Born the King of Angels! O come, let us adore Him.” It is a song calling all of…
Read MoreHumble Beginnings We all love an underdog story. Someone who comes from nothing and accomplishes great things. It could be an athlete who grew up in the projects or a billionaire who started his business with nothing but determination. We cheer for these people because we want to be like him. They started from humble…
Read MoreYou Have Found Favor You have found favor. In a sleepy little town up in hills of Nazareth a young woman was going about her daily tasks when the angel Gabriel appeared to her. What would your reaction be? Mary is noticeably startled and afraid. On top of that, he called her “favored one.” Why…
Read MoreDo the Honorable Thing Call him Jesus. Joseph was in a tight place; his future wife was pregnant. He was going to do the honorable thing and divorce her quietly, but God spoke to him in a dream. This child wasn’t an illegitimate baby; it was from God. Mary was chosen by God to carry…
Read MoreFour Gifts for every believer. The tradition of giving and receiving gifts originated with the Wise Men bringing Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh to Jesus, but you could say that the original gift was Jesus himself. John 3:16 tells us that God gave his only Son. Did you also know that when Jesus came, he gave…
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