Advertisements Holding on to the Hope we Profess: Hebrews 10:23 and 12:1-2 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23 NIV) How do we “hold unswervingly to the hope we profess?” Thankfully the answer to that question can also be found in Hebrews just a few […]
Advertisements Freedom or Liberty in Christ: 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. (NKJV) Let’s spend some time discussing whether we have freedom in Christ or liberty in Christ. Why? Because despite popular opinion the words mean two entirely different things. Freedom […]
Advertisements Grace Abound to You: The Gift of Giving And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. (2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV) Followers of Christ who give what they can to help those in need will […]
Advertisements Christmas: A Celebration of the Birth of the Savior of the World In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. […]
Advertisements Jesus: The Name Says It All She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21 NASB) The name “Jesus” is the Greek form of the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (Joshua in English), meaning “Yaweh (the Lord and the formal name […]
Advertisements What putting Your Hope in God Does: Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will […]
Advertisements The King of Kings and Lord of Lords Came to Dwell Among Us: John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (NASB) Who or what is “the Word” that “became flesh, and […]
Advertisements Love: The Distinguishing Factor in Christians By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another. (John 13:35 NASB) What is the distinguishing factor that makes Christians different from those around them? The answer is love, but not just an old love but Godly love (in […]
Advertisements Be a Light to the World: Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Your light must […]
Advertisements The Coming of a Great Light: Jesus, Isaiah 9:1-7 But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He will make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the […]
