It is an indescribable feeling when you walk through doors that only the Spirit can open. When God nudges you into an opportunity, He’s the one who knows every cell of your body and what you are equipped and not equipped to do. He has a vested interest in the success of your mission. Growing …
“I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me” (John 17:23). John 17 contains what is known as the High Priestly Prayer. This prayer is a collection of last wishes Jesus …
“Behold the dreamer comes; let us slay him and throw him into the pit, and see what becomes of his dreams” (Genesis 37:19). Do you remember your dreams? The question implies unconscious dreams, diaphanous images that float through your brain while you’re sleeping. But what about conscious dreams? The ones you used to dream about your …
Followers of Christ are “salt and light” in the world (Matthew 5:13-16). We have the power to make a difference in our culture. The question is, will we? People of faith generally respond to the culture in one of four ways… either by condemning it, ignoring it, conforming to it, or engaging it. Those who …
One of my dear friends tells a humorous story of three brothers who gather together on each other’s birthdays. The birthday boy gets $20 from each of his brothers and then, when it’s each of their turn, they get the $20 back. She once suggested that each of them just keep their own $20 bill …
Most everyone will agree that this world is in trouble and the only thing that is going to make a difference is divine intervention. God’s people uniting in prayer. God’s people have a responsibility to pray for our world leaders. “I exhort therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be …
The church has a culture that is good and it is good to be part of it. He retired from a non-descript desk job. He had a wife, adult children, and a handful of grandchildren. He liked to fish but it wasn’t what you would call a passion. He had lived a mediocre life if …
Matthew 27 is a message about the suffering, the cross, and death of Jesus Christ. This message should always be foremost in our minds, we should never for one moment forget the price that was paid for our salvation. The sin problem was solved forever at the cross. It is no wonder that Paul stated …
Life has never been more difficult than it is right now. Do you feel that way? As you read that opening sentence, did your mind flash through the current circumstances before you? I can imagine some of you would say, “Yes.” With everything that has happened, every trial you have endured, do you have the …
In our chapel services, we have recently been sharing our stories with each other. Where were you born? How did you grow up? When did you first receive salvation? These are a few of the questions we answer in these devotions, which also serve to testify of God’s guidance in our lives. We don’t always …