Leaving a Legacy Behind
God wants to increase our faith. He does this in a variety of ways. One of the ways I have seen Him do this in my own life is by Him showing me my deficiencies. On one occasion Jesus told His disciples that without Him they could do nothing (John15:5). Only when we see ourselves …
You know that person who thinks that if they were “said” leader they would have made a better decision in that conflict? Usually, those same people tend to be toxic leaders. The bodies that follow their ministries are the evidence. One of the first lessons you learn in leadership is humanity. It’s easy to look …
Take an inventory of your life today. What are the activities holding you back from growth? What are your goals for the next 5, 10,15 years? When you don’t have a plan you end up following other people’s plans and before you know it you wasted your life fulfilling other people’s dreams. It takes humility …
“That the progress of the Church through these years has been slow is due to the fact that Christians in general have not taken seriously Christ’s command to evangelize the world. The Great Commission is addressed not merely to ministers and missionaries, but to all Christians everywhere. No distinction is made in this command between …
Loraine BOETTNER: on the importance of evangelizing the world Read More »
What would happen if Christians evangelized more often? If we took seriously the Great Commission and made disciples of all the nations? Would the world be evangelized, and progressively become more Christian? Or would the world become worse and worse until the return of Christ? If the light of the gospel exposes the darkness which …
“Man stole the fruit, but I must climb the tree; The tree of life to all, but only me.” George Herbert What Christ accomplished for sinful man cannot be completely fathomed on this end. We the wrong, He the just, took on our sin and was treated as such. No payment can ever repay, no …
What is it you are most afraid of? Take that thought, that obstacle, that fear, and compare it to the God of the Bible. When put that ‘thing’ alongside the One who rules all things, how small is that thought or object? Suddenly, what you thought was the worst thing that could ever happen has …
Psalm 92:12-15-“The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is upright; he …
“Theology without application is like a horse without legs.” Joel Beeke, Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1, Pg. 155 It is not sinful to know a lot about the Lord. However, if we know a lot about the Lord and we fail to apply what we know about Him in our lives we are no better …
The Lord’s day is a day of celebration for God’s people. On this day we gather together as a collective of sinners who have been declared saints, because of the righteous actions of another person. This person is none other than the Jesus of Nazareth. His perfect life lived on our behalf and His sacrificial …