When we first come to faith in Jesus Christ, God begins the supernatural work of regeneration. His presence, through the indwelling Holy Spirit, causes us to increase in Christ-likeness and maturity. We are transformed as we walk with God, abide in Christ, and are filled with the Holy Spirit.
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A Courageous Heart
A Courageous Heart A heart filled with courage possess those qualities that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, disappointment,...
The Joy of Walking
Bill enjoys walking with Clara through their neighborhoods and running into old and new friends. He enjoys walking in the park across the street from his home, marveling in God’s creation as he watches people play disc golf. Get your pen out so you won’t forget these three brief thoughts about his purpose in walking.
Embracing That Which You Cannot Fight
I can’t change the way God has designed things. I might as well embrace that which I cannot fight. No use fighting it. I just need to embrace it and find joy amidst each stage of growing older.
7 Longing For God Verses
In these last days, God is giving Satan a longer leash in which to do what he does best: corrupt God’s truth, deceive the minds of unbelievers, and do everything he can to upend God’s plans for redemption. Do you have your marching orders?
A Verse That Exposes My Weakness
Ultimately, how much do you really love Jesus? Do you love Him enough to die for Him? This should be one of your most fervent prayers. “Lord,” I pray, “please give me a love for You which would inspire me to gladly and willingly die for you should the circumstances arise.” How far are you from it in your walk?
The Day The Rock Moved
Bruce shares a testimony of a time, before he knew God, when fear and trepidation took hold of his thoughts to the point he was going to die; he needed to find that one thing that would save him.
A Heart Skipping, Jaw Dropping Invitation
The only joyful yokes come from union and abiding in Jesus. In Him, our vertical relationship with God is anchored and our sin debt is paid. There is peace with God and rest from guilt, shame, and hopelessness.
Condemnation of the False Teachers
Condemnation of the False Teachers Jude 1:3 3 Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you[a] about our common salvation, I now...
IT HASN’T HAPPENED . . . YET!
When God makes a promise, He is faithful to keep His promise. He doesn’t need our help. We only need to wait on “His” timing. He has a purpose behind any delay. Are you impatientyl asking why it hasn’t happened yet?
Following God: (Even when I don’t understand Him)
Philip was in Samaria, in the middle of this amazing work of the Holy Spirit. He’s bearing abundant fruit for Jesus. Many are giving their lives to Christ. Suddenly, God sends a message to Philip directing him leave and go to Gaza, a place in the desert. What? Do you think that made any sense to Philip?
THAT’S QADOSH
Isaiah 6:3 states that the whole earth is full of His Glory. “The handiwork of Adonai reveals His presence and bears His signature. For us, the image of God communicates the sense of His holiness and denotes that the essence of man — his spirit — is also to be set apart as sacred and uncommon. In God’s world, as His children, we are not “common or ordinary.”
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