The Lord says:“These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder;the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”Woe to…
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Empowered For Obedience
Be holy. Be humble. Be perfect. Has God ever told you to do something or to be something, and it felt unattainable? It is my opinion that the same God who commands is the God who can empower and equip a person for obedience. Apart from Christ, the vine, we can do nothing. Paul could…
Our Enemy – His Strategy Part 2
How can we recognize when Satan is at work? One way is to look for anything that contradicts God’s best. In “Our Enemy—His Strategy (Part 2),” Dr. Stanley shows how the devil attacks people and societies by opposing anything God desires. Source: Our Enemy – His Strategy Part 2
Our Enemy – His Strategy Part 1
Since the beginning of the world, Satan has used an effective strategy to tempt individuals to disobey God. He employs this method repeatedly because it is so powerful. Using the story of Adam and Eve, Dr. Stanley reveals this strategy of the Enemy. It can be represented by five key words: doubt, denial, deception, discord,…
Working On Your Temple (part 2)
When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers! Don’t you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can’t you decide even…
What Is He Asking For?
Psalm 25 In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. 2 I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.3 No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame,but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause. 4 Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.5 Guide me in your truth and teach…
Working On Your Temple (part 4)
Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain…
Working On Your Temple (part 3)
Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn’t it because of my work that you belong to the Lord? Even if others think I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you. You yourselves are proof that I am…
Looking Out For Number One!
Self centeredness is a virtue in some circles. It is the formula for success, for climbing the ladder, and for living one’s best life. Let us consider what the Word says about this lifestyle: And as for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to his people: I will judge between one animal of…
Fleeing The Sparrow
There are times in our lives when shadows startle us, when the breeze makes us quiver, and when the sparrow makes us run for cover. There is good news for us today! We need not carry that dread, mentally rehearsing it and spreading that fear to others. We heard someone curse us, and we take…
Food for Thought 