Category: Salvation
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Godly Success … Three Tactics
Jesus told His disciples that they were going to be arrested, persecuted, and brought before rulers. They would have opportunities to speak of Jesus. He warned them not to plan their testimonies but to rely upon the Holy Spirit to give them wisdom. He promised that they would be hated for His name’s sake, but…
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Is God leading you?
“God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea” Exodus 13:18 Slavery, Israel’s Egyptian past and present. Four hundred years toiling. Glory, Jesus’ past, present, and future. Thirty-three years earth-walking. Stepped into the Red Sea … slavery to wilderness. Night-long dry ground walking. Up from the Jordan water … carpenter identity to itinerant preacher. Fullness…
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Answered Prayer
Christians throughout the world have been praying for the release of prisoners in Iran for years. This fall, Christians gathered to pray for Pastor Saeed, the other prisoners in Iran, and the persecuted church in other countries. On September 26, we joined a symphony of prayer around the world on behalf of these prisoners. God hears our…
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Greatest Promise in the Bible
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 As children of God, we have approximately 3,500 promises in the Bible. Some are given conditionally, and some are freely given. From relatively small and temporal to large…
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The cost of a peacemaker
Peace on the Sea of Galilee Abram and Lot journeyed to Bethel (means “House of God”) in the Promised Land. They had great flocks and herds, and the land could not support them. This caused tension among the herdsmen. So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between…
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Jesus loves you
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 Waves spilled into the boat and tossed it like a bobber on a fishing line. A ghost walking towards the boat! Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid. Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you…
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Our awesome Savior
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Who Incomprehensible Majestic One Artistic Creator Unspeakable Love Unimaginable Merciful One Everlasting Gracious One…
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Imagine mercy in Paris, in the world
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 This weekend, there was an attack upon humanity. This weekend, evil visited Paris, France. This weekend, the world grieves. This weekend, the world needs mercy. This weekend, Davide Martello loaded his piano on a trailer and drove from Germany to Paris, a 400-mile trek…
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Thank You for freedom
Greater love has no man than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.…