Do you believe in God? Do you think that is enough to get you to heaven when your life on earth ends? Are you sure? Can you be sure? What is good enough? How can you know? I want to take a few minutes to talk about head belief and heart belief. Let’s be real. No more fooling ourselves. Let’s face the truth. Lots of people believed in God when Jesus walked this earth. But what did Jesus say to…
According the Pew Research Center, our youth are leaving the church and doubting their faith. Every Christian parent desires their children to have a strong faith that would see them through life, but too often when they leave home, they also leave their faith. We blame higher education. Yes, they do their best to undermine faith in God and destroy the faith of our youth. But, I wonder if they, alone, are to blame. Public Faith Our children spend hours under…
Monday morning faith when life gets real, our relationship with Jesus Christ can guide us and provide all we need to meet the demands of life. It does not need to stay in the church, nor be confined to Sunday. It is for every day, every minute. It is a living, close relationship with our God through His Son, Jesus Christ. When that alarm rings, we can know God will supply all we need for life and godliness. Do you…
Hope. Something we all need to get through rough times, right? Yes, we all need hope. God gives us a living hope. Wow! That sounds good. Not just words. Not a figment of our imagination. But a living hope directly from God. What does the Bible say about that hope? 1 Peter 1:3-6 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the…
Do you remember my sharing with you more than a year ago about someone I care deeply about? To refresh your memory or if you didn’t see the post I will explain. I hadn’t seen this person in a few months. He had looked fairly healthy and clean. Then the end of July I saw him again and knew he was back on drugs. He looked underweight, hollowed-eyed, and jittery. It shook me to the core. Later that evening as…
Are we religious reformers? Trying to make ourselves better. The Bible says we must be kind loving, forgiving, etc. So we determine to get it right. Grabbing our emotions with a concentrated effort we attempt to remake ourselves. Martin Luther knew salvation was by faith and not be anything we could do. And spiritual growth was by faith not by natural efforts. Promises are followed by a slip-up. We tell ourselves it wasn’t too terrible, and we’ll do better tomorrow….
Reckless abandonment is simply leaving all in God’s care. It is giving it to Him with no strings attached. Trusting God to know what is best. Trusting God to provide for all we need. Sometimes it is difficult to abandon and relinquish when all around you is in upheaval when you are out of your comfort zone for very long. Unless we have a sure faith in God we might find it difficult to trust Him. During the trying times…
As I promised, here is the one thing I must have. So what is it that I must have? There is really only one thing I must have. Only one thing I need. I need a truth that will endure. I need a truth that will be there Monday morning. I need a truth that will be there when I don’t feel spiritual. I need a truth that will be there in the good times. I need a truth that…
Have you experienced any storms lately in your life? Storms in your family? Storm in your health? Where do you go for help during the storms? If you belong to God and are one of His children (John 1:12) He will keep you safe in the middle of the storm. He won’t necessarily remove the storm or take you away from the storm but will keep you safe in the storm. He provides refuge for you until the storm passes…
Do we believe the Bible? It says some amazing things about the believer’s life. Could they be true? Let’s explore some Bible references, some wisdom from the Bible. I will share a set of verses, verses that we have all read or heard for your consideration. Then, let’s take some time to make a decision about our belief in the Bible. Is it true? Let’s ask us the following questions: Are these words true? Do they say something to me? …
