Use Natural Opportunities for Kingdom Mission
How can we use natural opportunities to do our kingdom ministry? Luke 22 offers ways we can prepare ourselves to show Christ’s love to others.
How to Know Your Labor in Christ Gains Rest and Significance (Insights in NT)
In order to know your labor in Christ gains rest and significance; remember Israel birthed Jesus how rules and protects; overcome Satan’s accusations by Lamb’s blood, word of testimony and lose life for His sake, endure patiently and faithfully by resisting the devil and antichrist; resist deception and compromise in the great tribulation; achieve victory in Christ through…
Contend Earnestly for the Faith (Insights in NT)
Those who contend earnestly for the faith do not turn God’s grace into license of immorality, submit to God’s authority, wary of people serving themselves and seeking personal advantage, remember that scoffers cause divisions, build their holy faith, pray in the Holy Spirit, and minister to doubters, deceived and corrupted for His glory. Contend Earnestly for…
Pursue High Impact Ministry (Insights in Prophets)
Obadiah’s prophecy provides guidelines to help people pursue high impact ministry by renouncing pride, getting involved when the world attacks Christians and refuse to look down or boast when your brother suffers. Wait for God’s holiness to possess and rule in His assigned territory. The next book, Jonah, provides an example of how to be…
Process of Becoming Unshackled from Sin (Insights in Psalms)
When you felt inclined to pray it was Jesus Christ who moved you in that direction. When you said, I think I see more clearly today; truth seems to be enlarging, – it was Christ who was performing a miracle upon you. Trace all happy impulse, all sacred inspiration, all ennobling influence, to the touch, the glance,…
How to Respond to Economic, Political and Moral Devastation (Insights in Prophets)
When people trust in idols, devastation occurs in a country. The economy tanks and people lose jobs. God is no respecter of persons, including the US. Trusting in something besides God brings deception to leaders causing a nation to go astray. In contrast, God blesses and glorifies anyone who trusts Him. Fear motivates people to worship…
Man-Centered Strategies in Dealing with Pressure (Insights in Law)
To experience relief from pressure, people find substitutes for God’s power, bargain with Him, try everything except Him, explain away miracles, refuse His deliverance and act deceitfully to stay in their comfort zone. Pride infects our hearts to turn away from God and His solutions. We rely on our own understanding instead of acknowledging His…
How To Experience the Good Life (Insights in Law)
Like Solomon, you can seek the good life in education, pleasure, possessions, accomplishments, wisdom and hard work but miss out on enjoying what you have (Eccl. 1:12-2:26). I thought a college education would be my ticket to happiness. Then my first job. When none of those worked, surely a four-bedroom, Colonial, two-story house in a…
How To Protect Ourselves From World’s Deceptions (Insights in Prophets)
Most of us are aware of Internet deceptions like get-rich schemes from Nigerian “bankers,” pyramid marketing schemes and fake cashier’s checks for goods are trying to sell. Now a new deception is selling fake Product Keys for popular software from companies like Microsoft and Norton. The deceptions keep getting more subtle as time goes on….