“We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.” (Hebrews 2:1) “But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News.” (Colossians 1:23) [NLT] Two Examples of Drifters In…
“11 Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. ” (Romans…
Hebrews 11:7-27 Specific Ways God Tests Your Faith To Build Your Character: ➤ God gives you a difficult task. “By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of…
Physical blind spots are a problem, because what we don’t see can hurt us. Mental blind spots are a problem because what we don’t know can hurt us. But by far the most dangerous blind spot of them all are our spiritual blind spots. “22 Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for…
“18 As He (Jesus) was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen. 19 “Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for people! 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed…
“3 Then He told them many things in parables, saying: “Consider the sower who went out to sow. 4 As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up. 5 Others fell on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much soil, and they sprang up quickly since the soil wasn’t…
“We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18) [CSB] What Does It Take For REAL CHANGE To Happen In Me? 1. It begins with…
Mercy is love in action! “4 Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not conceited, 5 does not act improperly, is not selfish, is not provoked, and does not keep a record of wrongs. 6 Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things,…
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) “The merciful are blessed, for they will be shown mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) Our greatest witness is showing mercy to others! “Be merciful,…
Two Ways to Get to Heaven The First Way Is The Law.Keep God’s commandments and you’re in! “You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live bythem: I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 18:5) [ESV]“You are to observe my laws and rulings; if a person does them, he…