The Church, the body of Christ should be made up of His disciples. Of course, within the visible Church there are two groups, Jesus Disciples and those who are not Christians, but appear to be or claim to be. The Beatitudes are nine statements from Jesus giving the attributes of His genuine disciples.  Those who are... Continue Reading

Is your faith waning today? Do you feel as if you are losing your grip on the incredible promises of His Word? Are you thinking that you must certainly be lost because your faith has once again fallen to sin? Then learn one more time to give up your prideful desire to be the one... Continue Reading

Only when we realize that our lives are brief will we begin to adopt the right attitude, valuing God and living for the things that truly matter. Don’t miss the perspective that a brush with COVID-19 can give you: if you handle this moment well, you will gain a heart of wisdom. You will die, like... Continue Reading

The problem is that we are the problem. You and I respond to the media headlines that proclaim panic and chaos. They draw our eyes, so they gain our clicks. Not only that, but we add to the problem by looking for an empty shelf in the grocery store, Instagramming it, and describing it as... Continue Reading

Only recently, critics have stopped judging Phillis’s works in light of what they could or should have been, and have taken them for what they are and what they represented during her time. What Phillis’s modern critics often fail to see is that the gospel was an integral part of her thoughts. She was, first... Continue Reading

The Holy Spirit is given to us so that, with him dwelling in us, we are able to fellowship with the Father and the Son. The Spirit’s primary work is to show us the unique glory the Father receives from the Son and the Son from the Father in the plan of salvation (John 17:1–5).... Continue Reading

When we abuse our bodies with food or drink, we are focused on temporary pleasure and not considering the long-term implications to our bodies. But when we adore our bodies, we are also focused on the temporary. Our earthly bodies are not going to last us forever. We can exercise and eat clean, but we... Continue Reading

In a global pandemic with disruption, distancing, and isolation, no one who ran to the store was thinking about sweets. They were thinking about sustenance. There’s a lesson here for all of us when it comes to our faith. The temptation in our day is for preachers and teachers, songwriters and artists to try to draw... Continue Reading

We are responsible for our sin, and God is completely sovereign. We cannot deny either of these truths if we wish to remain biblical. If you are God’s child, and he has brought you to a low point, he’s doing it because he loves you. There is something he wants to do with this discouragement in... Continue Reading

God had revealed Himself to His people through Moses. They weren’t strangers to His laws. They were not ignorant of His commands. They knew who He was. They were knowledgeable folks. And this knowledge was meant to guide them when false prophets would attempt to woo them into idolatry through false signs and wonders. Because... Continue Reading