When the Apostle Paul prayed, what did he ask God to do? This question is not meant to regulate or confine our prayers but to sharpen and elevate them. (3 Minutes/800 Words)
Read morePrayer Aim: To Know God Better
Prayer Aim: To Know God Better
Leaders, Love God's People (Proverbs 27:23)
Leaders, Love God's People
(Proverbs 27:23)
In biblical times, shepherds had to scout and prepare distant lands for their sheep. During the brutal summer months, it was vital for the flock to have a safe, cool climate and a space full of vegetation. So good herdsmen would hike out to distant mountain spots, cultivate the ground, and ready the soil for further growth. (2 Minutes/500 Words)
Read moreThe Struggle for Obedience, Part 3: Know Who He Is (Mark 6:48-51)
The Struggle for Obedience, Part 3 Know Who He Is
(Mark 6:48-51)
This whole movement hints that this is a moment where the disciples are interacting with the divine. How do we know this passage is meant to show us Jesus is God?
Read moreWhat Assurance Produces - Conviction (1 John 5:18-20)
What Assurance Produces - Conviction
(1 John 5:18-20)
In the final stretch of his letter, John used the phrase "we know" a few times to recap everything he's taught up to this point. There's John again, certain and confident and sure to the very end. Notice with me the three convictions John thinks will come from this letter. (3 Minutes/700 Words)
Read moreHow God’s Love Is Perfected in You – Know the Trinitarian Love of God (1 John 4:13–16)
How God’s Love Is Perfected in You – Know the Trinitarian Love of God
(1 John 4:13–16)
When John wrote his gospel, he used a fascinating title when speaking of himself. He called himself, often, the disciple whom Jesus loved. (7 Minutes/1700 Words)
Read moreRemember Who You Are - Fathers: In Relationship With Jesus (1 John 2:13-14)
Remember Who You Are - Fathers: In Relationship With Jesus
(1 John 2:13-14)
Last week, we covered the little children in John's exhortation. In this second group -- fathers -- we have mature believers. (6 Minutes/1400 Words)
Read moreThe Test of a True Believer – An Overview (1 John 2:3)
The Test of a True Believer – An Overview
(1 John 2:3)
At this point in John's letter, the readers may have felt he was singling them out. He had written about those who were walking in darkness, denying the presence of sin in their lives and excusing sin that was there, all while claiming friendship with God. (6 Minutes/1500 Words)
Read moreVideo Message: Understanding Goals for Your Kids
Understanding Goals for Your Kids
Many parents are completely unprepared when it comes time to raise, not their little children, but raising young adult children. The goal during their adolescent years should be to teach them how to hear and know the voice of the Lord on their own. You want to teach them to make their faith their own, to get into the Word of God on their own and to ask questions on their own and begin to know this is how God speaks.
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