“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” (James 4:17) [ESV] What Is Sin? Sin is described in the Bible as transgression of the law of God and rebellion against God: “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.” (1…
Transformation: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2) [ESV] “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or…
Blessed Is The One“Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.” (Proverbs 28:14 ESV) Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, (Hebrews 12:28 ESV) If you…
Six Convictions That I Build My Life On: • It’s all about God. “For everything comes from God alone, everything lives by his power, and everything is intended for his glory.” (Romans 11:36) [LB] Implication: Loving God is my first priority! “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul…
“Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13) HCSB] “Dear friends, let us love one another because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know god, because God…
“No these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13) HCSB “God commanded our ancestors to teach his word to their children, so the next generation might know them … that they in turn might teach their children so each generation can set its hope anew on…
“We will not hide these truths from our children but will teach the next generation…” (Psalm 78:4) [NLT] “Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13) [HCSB] We MUST model and teach generosity because it … • … displays God’s character. “Everything we have has…
Walking with God is not a brisk 2 mile walk as we would think in today’s ways. Walking with the Lord is a lifetime walk. Where you go, he goes. Where he goes, you go. Colossians 2:6And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. So, this…
Genesis 3:1-24 [HCSB] The temptation and the fall of man Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from…
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:32)…