Most of us are thankful for the good things (as we measure them). Think of all many of us have to be thankful for today--like a safe and comfortable home, a secure and providing job, an insured savings account and an assured retirement plan, a healthy and mobile body, an active and full life, and so on.
But are we really thankful?
The test is 1 Thessalonians 5.18. Listen to these words:
1 Thessalonians 5:18 'In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.'
In the justice of the Roman Empire, murderers were often subjected to the result of their crime. This gruesome form of punishment was called staking where the murderer was tied to the one that they had killed. As their bodies were staked to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Open with me to Romans 12.1-2. We are looking at the fourth area of our lives that Jesus wants. We have seen in weeks past that Jesus wants to abide in our time; He wants to abide in our treasures; and that He wants to abide in our attitudes....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
God expects fruit in the life of His children. That fruit comes from a good heart. That good heart is made good by God in a process called the new birth.We all were born bearing fruit, only it was bad fruit – that is why God saved us, He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What is Palm Sunday? We all know that – it is one of the most recognized and celebrated Biblical events. After Christmas and Easter (Resurrection Sunday) it is the number three best known Biblical event.So why do we celebrate this event?...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The New Testament records 37 miracles that Jesus performed during His earthly ministry.These include sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, life to the dead, health to the sick – and many other tremendous miracles supernaturally...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We are continuing our study of a fascinating area of God's Word - BIBLICAL FASTING. To best understand fasting in God's Word we may need another way to describe biblical fasting, and that would be to ask:'How is your Hunger for God?' or 'How...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We are going to study a fascinating area of God's Word - BIBLICAL FASTING. How is your appetite this morning? I'm not referring to the consumptive society in which we live where more food is thrown out each day than half the rest of the world has...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Two words sum up Christianity. Do you know them? They are FOLLOWING JESUS. These two words sum up the New Testament Church. These two words sum up the essence of the Overcoming, Victorious Christian Life. Do you know them?Those two words, so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jesus has reached the last evening He will share with His beloved Disciples, His plan is to celebrate Passover and transform it into a special memorial to the FINISHED WORK of His death. Communion is for His church to celebrate until He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
