Christ's vehement frustration with the church of Laodicea was that she'd be of some use! The last thing I want to tout is a works-centered faith, but we have been called to faith-centered works. Chris...
Christ isn't asking us to believe in our ability to exercise unwavering faith. He is asking us to believe that he is able.
Courage comes from a heart that is CONVINCED it is loved.
Your Promised Land is the place where God’s personalized promises over your life become a living reality rather than a theological theory.
You welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the message of God, which also works effectively in you believers. 1 Thessalonians 2:13
You cannot amputate your history from your destiny, because that is redemption.
When a scribe asked Jesus in Mark 12:28 which of all God’s commandments was paramount, He reached into the warm, beating heart of the law and raised these words above the rest: This is the most import...
What reason did God give Joshua for turning from fear and discouragement in the face of huge opposition? The LORD your God will be with you wherever you go (Josh. 1:9). When Jesus told His disciples n...
We'll probably never learn to enjoy our storms, but we can learn to enjoy God's presence in the midst of them.
We who have accepted Christ as Savior are part of the most wonderful covenant God ever made with man. God loves us for a singular reason—because He chooses to.
We were created to be full. When we're not filled with the good things Christ came to bring us, we will grasp at anything as a substitute. An unsatisfied soul is an accident waiting to happen.
We must remember we don’t stand in victory because of our faith. We stand in victory because of our God. Faith in faith is pointless. Faith in a living, active God moves mountains.
We have renounced shameful secret things, not walking in deceit or distorting God's message. 2 Corinthians 4:2
We glorify God to the degree that we externalize the internal existence of the living Christ. A life that glorifies God is not something we suddenly attain. As we spend time in the presence of God, Hi...
We can forget about ourselves because Christ never forgets us. We can afford to be less important to ourselves because we are vastly important to God. We can willingly be crucified with Christ because...
We can be saved, the Holy Spirit can dwell in us, and yet we can continually live in defeat because the enemy can outwit us if we do not depend on the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5
True prayer, not just mindless, halfhearted petitions, is what digs the well God wants to fill with faith.
To pick up the Sword of the Spirit without the Shield of Faith is to shrivel and dry up in the desert of legalism. To pick up the Shield of Faith without the Sword of the Spirit is to try walking by f...
To love God more is never to love people less. It’s to love people best. It’s to relieve them of the responsibility of being your false Christ. It’s to keep their sins against you from being unforgiva...