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 →
Die to the World
We often talk of dying to our world like we were taught by our Lord. But just as He stepped up and lived out His message as our example. We must pray for strength to be able to follow Him in the same sacrifice. Shall we ask the Lord to help us give up all... Continue Reading →
The Teacher´s Word for Today
How often do we give only what we have left over or from our surplus? Shouldn´t we be going a little further in our attempt to ease the suffering of those around us? Shouldn´t we be giving God a little more of our heart, our time, or our attention too? How about if we pray... Continue Reading →
Live For
As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 1st Peter 4:2 NIV The two men had grown up together. Now they were both recently married. They left their wives at home one day and drove down into the... Continue Reading →
Man Deserves
How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 10:29 NIV An injury left a man unable... Continue Reading →
Being Made Holy
because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. Hebrews 10:14 NIV He was a Christian. Everyone knew of his proclaimed devotion to God. But one night he lost it. His children were behaving poorly. His wife was angry. They had to leave early from the dinner they... Continue Reading →
A Body
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; Hebrews 10:5 NIV A man lay on the operating table while the anesthesiologist applied the epidural injection and put his lower body to sleep. They were going to put a new... Continue Reading →
The Teacher´s Word for Today
It may be hard for us to get our heads around, but there is nothing at all in this whole wide world that is more important than our coming fully unto God. Anything, and eventually everything, that we think we have in this life will one day be gone. And on that day, the things... Continue Reading →
Tithe
In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living. Hebrews 7:8 NIV Sitting in church one day the offering plate came around. His heart was not completely behind his giving that day. The teenager wanted to give to... Continue Reading →
All Sons of God
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, Galatians 3:26 NIV He was so happy to be a father. He was given three. He took them with him everywhere. They went camping. They would go for hikes. Sometimes they would get lost or the branches would whip them in the face... Continue Reading →
