Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.                       Hebrews 4:1 Perhaps it’s the belief system that causes more people to come short of the promises of God…

Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.                       Hebrews 4:1 We see it in football all of the time. It’s fourth and goal and the team decides…

Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith…

4. Prosperity He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.   Psalm 1:3 Unfortunately, when the word prosperity is mentioned in the context of the Christian faith, many people recoil. There…

3. Vitality He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither…   Psalm 1:3 When we walk in the power of the Spirit of God, we experience spiritual vitality. And when we combine vitality with spiritual stability and productivity,…

2. Productivity He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season…   Psalm 1:3 So far, we have seen that the Christian life should be marked by spiritual stability. Healthy Christians will grow in faith and maturity, leading to this stability. Healthy Christians are not…

He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.   Psalm 1:3 In the very first Psalm, we find a tremendous word picture of what a Christian life is to be. The…

Whom Do You Love The Most? If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.  …

No Excuses When it comes to following Jesus, there really are no excuses. Contrary to what we might hear in today’s culture, Jesus leaves no room for us to think that following Him is anything less than complete dedication and loyalty to the gospel and to the kingdom of God. Today’s passage gives us a…

Loving God And Being Ashamed Of Christ? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.   Luke 9:26 In our sports-driven culture, it’s difficult to go anywhere these…