Promises made”¦are only good when promises are kept. When the Lord God promises anything, you can KNOW it is as good as done! Jesus promised His disciples to send the Counselor from His Father to them. He did just that at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit”™s Testimony Concerning the Lord Jesus Christ: John 15:26 tells the […]
Hatred is ugly. Hatred etches its lines of cruelty in the actions and faces of those who hate. Jesus never tried to put a pleasant explanation on hatred. He didn”™t pretend it didn”™t exist. He dealt with it openly. He realistically warned His followers of the hatred awaiting Him and the hatred they too, would […]
Remember when you suffer from persecution what Christ Jesus has said: (NASB) John 15:18 “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.” For men and women, families throughout the world who are suffering persecution for their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ”¦Remember what Christ said”¦He knows your […]
Christ Jesus gave a command then He logically laid out why and how we are to “˜Love one another”™. (NASB) John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.” How are we to love others? “˜”¦as I have loved you.”™ We are to love others sacrificially and […]
What truth did Jesus state to His disciples as they walked toward the Garden of Gethsemane? (NASB) John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.” What explanation did Jesus give for His commandment? (NASB) John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay […]
(NIV) 1 Timothy 2:1-6 “I URGE, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone ““ 2for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4who wants all men to be […]
“Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so, little ones to Him belong, we are weak but He is strong.” The words are familiar and as you read them, did you “˜sing”™ them in your mind? Jesus loves me, but how does He love me? Jesus loves you, but how does […]
A day of thanksgiving, a day of joy and delight! The holiday season has arrived. This is Thanksgiving in the United States, with Christmas and Boxing Day and other religious days of observance fast approaching. Most people approach the holidays with one of two attitudes: one of anticipation and joy or with dread and a […]
We are living in a smaller world. A nations”™ monetary system is often affected by other countries. Economies are affected based on trade agreements between countries. We are living in an unstable world, one that is becoming more and more fragile. Followers of Christ are endangered in many countries today. But one thing we, as […]
Every religion has prayer as integral parts of worship. There is one difference between the prayers of other religions from the prayers said in Christ Jesus”™ name. He alone is the living God and He alone answers prayers according to His words. (NASB) John 15:7 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in […]