All Scripture

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,  2nd Timothy 3:16  NIV   Two friends were once discussing the Bible.  One of them made the statement that the Ten Commandments were actually the rule and authority long before Moses was ever born and still are today.  The surprised... Continue Reading →

God Chose You

But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.  2nd Thessalonians 2:13  NIV   In a seaside town somewhere in Venezuela a man met a couple who... Continue Reading →

Love the Truth

and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.  2nd Thessalonians 2:10  NIV   Doing a small remodeling job, two men went down to the large hardware store to get a window.  When they got there, they found the... Continue Reading →

Fire In Us

Do not put out the Spirit's fire;  1st Thessalonians 5:19  NIV   He was working in a boatyard when he first saw it.  A strange boat rowed up and parked next to him.  He asked about it.  They told him that it was a special rowing boat made for a Trans-Atlantic race.  He had always... Continue Reading →

Not Simply Words

because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.  1st Thessalonians 1:5  NIV   With many words, they taught her all the doctrines.  She was told everything you need to know about... Continue Reading →

Profit

But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. Philippians 3:7  NIV   After years of living in show business, a man finally stopped touring.  It was not an easy thing to do as he really enjoyed traveling and performing before an audience.  The money wasn´t the same now... Continue Reading →

The New Self

  and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.  Ephesians 4:24  NIV   A group of friends was concerned for a boy in the class above them.  He had fallen in with the wrong crowd.  He started hanging out with the rebels of the school.  They... Continue Reading →

Marked in Christ

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,  Ephesians 1:13  NIV   Two men were working in Asia in a remote and luxurious resort.  The complex included many hotels, apartments... Continue Reading →

A New Creation

Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation.  Galatians 6:15  NIV   Two men met one day on a beach.  They were playing with their children in the sand.  One man was a devote member of a church.  He had faithfully attended for years.  He was a builder by trade and... Continue Reading →

Please the Spirit

The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.  Galatians 6:8   The children were playing one day behind their house when another kid from school came by.  Their parents were not around.  The... Continue Reading →

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