This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 1st John 3:16 NIV They were now 20 days out to sea and halfway across the Ocean. Their boat had no sail and no motor. They had... Continue Reading →
How We Compete
Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. 2nd Timothy 2:5 NIV More than a dozen rowing boats set out to race across the Atlantic. Only one team had failed to raise enough money to pay the race entry fee. Two... Continue Reading →
Not From Us
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2nd Corinthians 4:7 NIV “You will never get anything by sitting still.” They told him. .The college boy tried to find some devotion to God in this theory, but could see that... Continue Reading →
Joy, Patience and Faithfulness
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV As Christians, we are to be joyful, patient and faithful. We may think we understand these qualities or have them. But should we be so hasty to congratulate ourselves? Joyful is not just a sentiment we have to describe the hope in... Continue Reading →
Deadly Things
What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! Romans 6:21 NIV For Adam it was an enticing fruit. For every other human being it has always been a million other delights. Things that are not God grab our attention and draw us... Continue Reading →
To Be Saved
The solid world a man has trusted is shattered when he meets God. The jailer knows that bars and solid walls can keep even the strongest men locked up. But when God shows up, He rocks the foundations of our thinking! Prisons are opened and destroyed by the realization of God! The fortified doors which... Continue Reading →
