Acts 8:26-39 (NIV) Seeing and leading people to come to know Christ is simple from what we see in the example of the scriptures today, but we act and make it much harder than it is. In the scriptures in Luke 8, a simple man named Philip approaches an Ethiopian eunuch in a simple method […]
What A Strange Way To Save The World
Matt. 1:21 (NIV) To send a baby to be born in an animal manger, just to live for 33 years and then to die on a cross. That seems like a strange plan to save the world. When we say that something is strange, we are usually saying that it doesn’t seem natural or normal. […]
It’s A Wonderful Life, When You Truly Believe
Luke 1:26-35 & Matt. 1:18-25 (KJV) Truly believing in Jesus, His gift of salvation and His ongoing work in our lives is an issue of the heart. (Rom. 10:9-10) As the little boy did in the movie, Polar Express, those who truly believe: Hear what others don’t hear. For the Christian, it is the voice […]
It’s A Wonderful Life, When You Have Confidence
Heb. 10:35-39 (NIV) Don’t let the hard times in life blind you from your confidence in God and give up, when you could receive the reward. Confident that with God’s help you can persevere through the hard times. (Phil. 4:13) Confident that God will fulfill His promise to be with you all the way. (Heb. […]
It’s A Wonderful Life, When You Have Assurance!
Hebrews 10:19-31 (NIV) It makes life wonderful and more enjoyable when you have the assurance that: Your sins are covered in the blood of Christ v.19, 20, 29 (sins are forgiven) Your sins are cleared from your own conscience v.22 (sins are forsaken) Life is dreadful when you don’t have this assurance because the Bible […]