Scripture tells us that joy is a fruit of the Spirit, and the Spirit is eternal. So when you experience His joy, it is eternal. It becomes timeless. Joy-filled moments down here on Earth are like sneak previews to whet your appetite for Heaven. I think that’s God’s way of getting...
The bible teaches (somewhat indirectly), and the church has always held, that hell is a place of “eternal conscious torment” (the theologian’s words, attempting to summarize numerous references in Scripture, but not a direct quote). Recently, however, many have questioned if this is a pr...
I will admit that today this is NOT the piece of scripture I want to focus on. Why do you ask? Because I’m in a bad mood. Two weeks ago I was sitting on the beach at South Padre, playing with my dog in the ocean. And today I’m watching the icicles fall off our RV. All ...
I know I often talk about scripture is our trusted source for all things God, but that doesn’t diminish His awesome presence all around us. If you think back over the last two days, can you think of a way the Lord has tried to get your attention? Maybe it was the Pastor in your ...
God’s Word has the answer to life’s problems. It is so vitally important to know God’s Word, to know what God says about the situations which we engage on planet earth. Here are some topical scripture lists to help you in this endeavor. Clicking on the links will take you to a ...
Often times in Scripture, God’s Word spoken “cuts to the heart” (Acts 2:37; Heb 4:12). Sometimes the cutting is painful when things we are quite attached to must be cut off and removed. But other times, the cutting is a relief and a joy as deadweight is removed and burdens ...
Jesus is the good that glorifies God. Without Him, we don’t possess the inherent goodness to overcome evil. Scripture tells us to clothe ourselves with Christ, who is our righteousness. And, He is the whole armor of God. “Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Ch...
Scripture or gives me a knowing about a situation or circumstance. He is a generous God and He gives instruction and guidance, yet I think He also wants us to not only ask Him for wisdom, but also to receive it and follow through with what He shows. As the Scripture says, we are ...
Go back to the basics.Brother’s and sisters in Christ, it is time we all dusted off our Bibles and start feeding from them deeply. Gone is the day (as if it was ever really here) that we could effectively live out our Christian life with only a surface understanding of scripture. It...
Scripture gives us some critical practices to help us know ourselves. The first is that of confession, or self-examination. In confession, we grapple with what we know we’ve done wrong – those things that nag us with guilt and regret. The lie we told. The lust we indulged. The addict...