If you haven't been justified by faith in Jesus Christ you could die and drop straight into hell at any moment of the day or night. That's the truth. It's the sheer mercy and loving kindness of God that He has kept you alive till now and given you time to hear the gospel, turn...
This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.New Living TranslationBut you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you...
5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 6But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ...
20“I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;21that they all may be one, as You, Father,arein Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.22And the glory which You gave ...
But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this. 29What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy...
16 Then you shall gather all its plunder into the middle of its public square, and burn the city and all its plunder with fire as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God; and it shall be a [g]ruin forever. It shall never be rebuilt. 17 No...
Here’s the lesson: you can drop the ball in the service but ace it with the kids and still have a chance that a family will return. But no matter how good the service is, if the children’s ministry is bad, the family won’t come back… Children are at the heart of your growth...
“If he does not listen to you, then go and tell it to the Church” (Matt18:15-17). Moreover, we seek to be answerable and accountable to the Church-at-large. This is a Church-undertaking. It is: For the Church, By the Church, and In the Church! My wife Anna says, “If yo...
8And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9As it is written: “They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.” 10Now he who supplies seed to...
you refuse to blush with shame. 4Have you not just called to me: ‘My Father,my friend from my youth, 5will you always be angry? Will your wrath continue forever?’ This is how you talk, but you do all the evil you can.” ...