Sunday Teaching: Fly 13—Reject Anti-Gospels—Galatians 4:21-31
Read moreThe Struggle for Obedience, Part 2: Learn How Hard Obedience Is With Only Your Strength (Mark 6:47-48)
The Struggle for Obedience, Part 2 Learn How Hard Obedience Is With Only Your Strength
(Mark 6:47-48)
Perhaps you've had a similar experience. You've read something in the Bible, an area to obey, and set out to do it. Good work. But, perhaps just as quickly, you discovered how hard it was to obey. (2 Minutes/500 Words)
Read moreThe Forward Focus of God (Genesis 17:5)
The Forward Focus of God
(Genesis 17:5)
God is a renamer. He doesn't hesitate to take your old person and make you new. All through Scripture, God exemplifies his heart of renewal by renaming people he loved. (2 Minutes/600 Words)
Read moreGenesis 16 -- God's Ways Are Not Our Ways
Genesis 16 -- God's Ways Are Not Our Ways
Read moreA Guide For The Climb – Chapter 10 – Steeled For Pilgrimage (Psalm 129)
In the earliest years of my walk with Christ, God placed me in a church with a rugged man for a pastor. He and his wife suffered much physical affliction but also chose pain for the mission of Christ. They were some of the toughest people I'd ever seen. It was apparent that their Christianity took strength, and that their Christianity made them strong. (15 Minutes/3000 Words)
Read moreFaith Worships Only God (Hebrews 11:21)
Faith Worships Only God
(Hebrews 11:21)
The author to the Hebrews knew a Christian life mixed with even the lightest persecution would be difficult. He imagined his audience, outcast Jewish Christians, no longer accepted in their old Jewish communities, in need of help for their journey. So he told his hearers to live by faith. He quoted Habakkuk, "the just shall live by faith" (Habakkuk 2:4). (6 minutes/1400 Words)
Read moreFaith Obeys God (Hebrews 11:17-19)
Faith Obeys God
Hebrews 11:17-19
We praise Abraham for his faith in God. We don't call him the father of faith for nothing. And, as the author to the Hebrews tried to urge his readers towards a life of faith, Abraham stood out as a perfect example. (7 Minutes, 1800 Words)
Read moreFaith Receives Power for the Impossible From God (Hebrews 11:11–12)
Faith Receives Power for the Impossible From God
(Hebrews 11:11–12)
"Sarah herself received power to conceive." It is an exhilarating statement. In her old age, Abraham's wife received God's power for the impossible by faith. She came to trust God, and that reliance upon the omnipotent God yield her the child of promise. God had told Abraham and Sarah they'd have a child together. They could cling to the word of God on this one. (5 Minutes/1300 Words)
Read moreHebrews 11:8-16 -- Jesus Is Better #16 -- Jesus Creates People Of Faith, part 2
Sunday Teaching: Hebrews 11:8-16 -- Jesus Is Better #16 -- Jesus Creates People Of Faith, part 2
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