Submissive Mind (Phil. 2). This chapter focuses on people, and the key verse says, Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better [more importan...
Satan is a destroyer and a divider when it comes to the church; but in his own kingdom, he is very well organized.
Reputation is what people think we are; character is what God and the holy angels know we are.
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall (Prov. 16:18 NKJV).
Paul stated that there are three evidences of the fullness of the Spirit in the life of the believer: he is joyful (Eph. 5:19), thankful (Eph. 5:20), and submissive (Eph. 5:21–33). Paul said nothing a...
No matter how difficult your situation may be today, no matter how discouraging the news, you can still lean on this: The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all (v. ...
Many people try to avoid looking back. To be sure, there is a wrong way to look back; it is wrong to look back at past sins and failures and defeats. That can only make you fail even more today. But i...
Like Paul, we should be grateful for what God is doing in the lives of others. As Christians, we are all members of one body (1 Cor. 12:12–13).
Leaders must learn to obey before they have the privilege of asking others to obey them.
Just look at the problems James dealt with and you can see that each of them is characteristic of little children: • Impatience in difficulties—1:1–4 • Talking but not living the truth—2:14ff. • No co...
It was the evangelicals who led the fight against slavery, child labor, poor factory conditions, and the abuse of the poor and the insane. Much of what we value in modern social legislation, and perha...
It is one of the paradoxes of the Christian life that the more we give, the more we receive; the more we sacrifice, the more God blesses.
Is your Christian experience a set of definitions, a list of orthodox doctrines, or a living relationship with God?
Instead, John emphasizes that Jesus is the Creator, the only begotten of the Father, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, and even the I AM
In times of despair, it’s best to ignore our feelings and simply do what God tells us to do, leaving the consequences with Him.
In this world you will have trouble, He told His disciples. But take heart! I have overcome the world (John 16:33). The world looks at Christians as inferior underlings, but Jesus sees us as unbeatabl...
In summary, Isaiah had an immediate word of warning to both Israel and Judah that Assyria was on the march and would be used by God to punish them for their sins. Occasionally, Isaiah used this invasi...
In marriage, two become one, and this miracle must never be forgotten. Marriage means that a man and a woman must no longer say mine and yours; they should say only ours. If one of them has a ministry...
In 1871, much of the city of Chicago was on fire, hundreds of people died, and four square miles of the city burned to the ground. The Great Chicago Fire was one of the worst disasters in America duri...
If you devote your life only to the pursuit of happiness, you will be miserable; however, if you devote your life to doing God’s will, you will find happiness as well.