“We tend to give an unbeliever just enough of the gospel to get him or her to pray a prayer to receive Christ. Then we immediately put the gospel on the shelf, so to speak, and go on to the duties of discipleship. The grace that brought salvation to you is the same grace that…
We wonder why people don’t obey God’s word after hearing it. Certain things must be in place for people to be doers of the word. For disciples to receive God’s word, they must consider His holiness, experience forgiveness of sin, trust God’s protection and presence and reject faith in humankind and their strategies. Consider God’s HolinessIn…
In 2 Kings 21-22, you learned how to rebel against an ungodly culture by equipping people in God’s word so they walk in the way of the Lord, call others to prayer and have a tender and humble heart so He will hear your prayers. Leaders who passionately love God call others to walk after the…
“The Bible does not teach that a man is saved by a principle, but by the shedding of blood. Salvation is not through life lived, but through life poured out. It is not by the life of Jesus that we are redeemed; but by His life given up in the pain and suffering of a…
Four great obstacles in your life is grumbling, unbelief, self-confidence and sin. Numbers 14-15 gives us cures for these four obstacles. The cure for grumbling is focusing on the possibilities that God provides. The cure for unbelief is fully following God. The cure for self-confidence is surrendering to God. The cure for sin is remembering…
“The best place any Christian can ever be in is to be totally destitute and totally dependant upon God, and know it” (Alan Redpath). The last two chapters in Leviticus show how disobeying God through pride and independent spirit results in both personal and city-wide tragedy, but obeying God through confession of sin and complete…
Sadhu Sundar Singh wrote, “It is not necessary that every single member of the body should become useless and weak before death occurs. A weakness of, or a blow upon, the heart or the brain will suffice to bring an end to life, however strong and healthy other parts of the body may be. Thus…
Beer commercials say to get all the gusto you can from a party lifestyle. Motivational speakers say you should have a positive mental attitude to be successful. The world says to pursue professional careers like being a doctor, lawyer or engineer to live the American dream. The first five chapters of Leviticus explain five different…
A person can’t make progress in living the Christian life unless he or she confesses their sin. Pride causes a person to despise God’s word. Severe consequences like family chaos and even death, will result from unconfessed sin. In addition, it gives occasion for the world to reject God. David shows both the negative and…
The third stanza of the hymn, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, says: “Daily I’m constrained to be!Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee:Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it; Seal it for Thy courts above.” For the problems…
God comes to you during your most vulnerable times. I’m thankful God doesn’t hold grudges. When you suffer the loss of a loved one, God visits you. When you experience evil unjustly, God visits you. When you have sinned and don’t serve it, God visits you. No matter how I feel, God is always faithful,…
It’s easy to make ministry or any good activity your mistress. I got very involved in Promise Keepers ministry, but missed my most important ministry, my wife and children. Working too hard in business or any worthwhile endeavor can prevent us from developing close relationships with God and others, thereby disobeying the Great Commandment (Matt….