I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief…         1 Timothy 1:12-13  When we see the…

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service… 1 Timothy 1:12  We are all called to serve the living Lord and Savior! If you’re a born again believer in Jesus Christ, you have a calling, a place in the church, a purpose for your…

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.        1 Timothy 6:11 Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the name of the Lord from a pure heart.          …

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.         1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Living the Christian life is not for the faint of heart. We often use this phrase, “faint of heart,” to describe someone who lacks the…

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 The enemy wants you to quit, he wants you to give up, he wants you to compromise and “go with the flow.” After all, that’s a…

The Spiritual Antidote For Depravity: Salvation     Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 If we fully understood the effects of sin and depravity, we would…

The Power Of Saving Faith But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all…

One Religious Guy If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which…

The world is making its demands. The world wants you to compromise. The world wants you to “go along to get along.” Calling sin, what it is, an offense to God, is entirely unacceptable and is often labeled, by the unbelieving world, as “hate” speech. You might be asked as to why you are being…

Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.   Psalm 33:8 Do all people on the earth fear the Lord? Of course not! Do all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him? No. But life is all about having a relationship…