Easter 2020 -- Romans 8:18-25 -- Groaning For Resurrection
Read moreEaster 2020 -- Romans 8:18-25 -- Groaning For Resurrection
When Christ's Commands Feel Impossible (Luke 5:4-5)
When Christ's Commands Feel Impossible
(Luke 5:4-5)
At Your word, O Master, I will cast the nets again. Though it violates everything in my fleshly senses, I know You Lord of a dimension I cannot see. With eyes of faith, I trust in You and Your command. I will go out there, back onto the lake, and cast the nets one more time. (2 Minutes/500 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: How the Holy Spirit Can Help You With Life
How the Holy Spirit Can Help You With Life
Archival Post
Under cover of darkness, they walked. Jesus would bring his disciples, on that final night together, to the garden. There, in Gethsemane, he would pray and await Judas’ betrayal. (3 Minutes/750 Words)
Read more6 Helps to Run the Christian Race in the Last Days (Hebrews 10:19-39)
6 Helps to Run the Christian Race in the Last Days
(Hebrews 10:19-39)
When running in an endurance race, ample reasons to quit surface. Overwhelming fatigue, blisters and other irritations will grate on your resolve. Eating the wrong food will cause your energy to deplete. You might experience dehydration. You might even become mentally depressed when alone on the course. As each malady presents itself, the temptation to quit is strong. But the experienced endurance racer pushes through and finishes their course. (14 Minutes/3600 Words)
Read moreA Guide for the Climb -- Chapter 6 -- Be at Peace Due to Your Position in God (Psalm 125)
In a famous episode during the life of Christ, He invited His disciples to cross the sea of Galilee with Him. "Let us go across to the other side," He said. One by one, they piled into the boat. Many of them had fished the lake for years, seasoned veterans of those waters. They'd seen it all out there. But not that day. That day, a massive storm arose, like nothing they'd ever seen. (15 Minutes/4000 Words)
Read moreUnknown Yet Known (2 Corinthians 6:9)
Unknown Yet Known
(2 Corinthians 6:9)
Paul had a roller coaster relationship with the church in Corinth. They loved him. Then they hated him. They admired him. Then they belittled him. Like the ocean tide, the Corinthian believers were up and down in their estimation of the apostle. (4 Minutes, 1000 Words)
Read moreWe Need The Spirit's Power (Acts 1:8)
We Need The Spirit's Power
(Acts 1:8)
Jesus, man, sometimes he drops some wild stuff. The Spirit had come upon some of the Old Testament saints. They did some great things for God. David killed the giant. The prophets prophesied. Esther did her thing. But when God's Spirit came upon those Old Testament heroes, it was temporary and rare. He did not stay in them or upon them, nor did he empower all of them. (2 Minutes, 500 Words)
Read moreWalk In Your Father’s Wisdom (Ephesians 5:17-21)
Paul next takes us into the wisdom of our Father, for he is true and right and good. As the designer of humanity, he knows how we are best satisfied. he knows where our deepest joys are found. he offers wisdom to all who will receive it.
Read moreHow The Holy Spirit Can Help You With Life (John 14:16-17)
How The Holy Spirit Can Help You With Life
(John 14:16-17)
Under cover of darkness, they walked. Jesus would bring his disciples, on that final night together, to the garden. There, in Gethsemane, he would pray and await Judas’ betrayal. (4 Minutes/800 Words)
Read moreBelieve In The Church's Unbreakable Oneness (Ephesians 4:4-6)
Paul dreamed of the church. In so doing, he introduced a beautiful truth: the universal church is one because the Triune God is one. (3 Minutes / 500 Words)
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