Tag: bible

  • Will we tell?

    Will we tell?

    The promises of God are often too much for anyone to comprehend, but nevertheless, they are STILL given! Jesus promises to all that hear that to come to Him would bring life – of which we have never seen or possessed before. What is critical to understand as this same promise is still offered today,…

  • How do we respond?

    How do we respond?

    When God’s word reveals a truth to us, what we determine in our hearts to do with it is incredibly revealing of what we truly believe; especially if God’s truth threatens our wants, desires, or even our power. The religious leaders in Jerusalem faced the same challenges when it came to Jesus’s teachings that we…

  • Discipleship Forces Change!

    Discipleship Forces Change!

    When we consider the word, “discipleship”, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?  Is it more to do?  A challenge to your status quo?  Perhaps an inconvenience to what you want?  Those may very well be the negative thoughts that creep into our hearts, but is that not where the Holy Spirit…

  • Will you do one thing?

    Will you do one thing?

    Faith requires that each of us accepts that we are not in control, and that in the admitting of that truth we are presented with a real opportunity to understand Who is!  However, asking God to “prove” that He is real continues to be a challenge that is not only seen all over scripture, but…

  • Will you trust His will?

    Will you trust His will?

    Wouldn’t it be great if we could walk on water?  Just think about the time we could save being able to cross the smallest lake without needing alternate transportation!    While it might be easy to focus on the “convenience” of something, we need to see (because we can easily miss it) that not everything…

  • Everything matters!

    Everything matters!

    Obedience to God is a requirement if we are ever to see any results in our life. Whether it is our prayer life, our witnessing, how we act on the job, our relationships with family, and even the things we might consider “mundane” … if we are not beginning all of these with obedience to…