“You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 2:1 Christianity faces numerous challenges today. Bible teaching is watered down, twisted, or disregarded altogether. Christians around the world suffer persecution for their faith. And new threats to Christian freedoms arise every day. No doubt,[...]
“Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the Lord will stand.” Proverbs 19:21 A new year is like a clean slate. It brings the excitement of big plans and the hope of new resolutions. Too many times, though, we strive to accomplish the wrong things. Since[...]
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which translated means, ‘God with us.’” Matthew 1:23 Christmas is a time of celebration. However, not everyone is celebrating the same thing. As Christians, we celebrate something many say is simply not[...]
“At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, ‘O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and that I have done all these[...]
“and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two measures of seed...The water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water.” 1 Kings 18:32b, 35 Previously, we’ve talked about two principles from 1 Kings 18 that we can apply to family restoration:[...]
“Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, ‘Israel shall be your name.’ So with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord.” 1 Kings 18:31-32a Israel had become[...]
“Then Elijah said to all the people, ‘Come near to me.’ So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord which had been torn down.” 1 Kings 18:30 When we fail to follow God’s instructions for marriage and parenting, the result is usually some[...]
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all.” Philippians 1:3-4 Each Thanksgiving, we gather around the table and talk about the things for which we’re most thankful. But long before the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving,[...]
Key Passage: “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 The most common misunderstanding about discipleship is that it’s all about how we think.[...]