Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. 1st John 2:9 NIV A new junior high school teacher came to work in a private church school. He was different not only in color but also in the way he taught. The school had a strict... Continue Reading →
False Teachers
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2nd Peter 2:1 NIV A teenager once took up the sport of whitewater kayaking. His father was a... Continue Reading →
Mere Talkers
For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group. Titus 1:10 NIV Everyone had tried to tell a young man how to windsurf, but he never got the hang of it. One day, he was invited out to sea on a yacht. Far away from land, his... Continue Reading →
To Let Us Know
For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you. 2nd Corinthians 2:4 NIV The two men had shared many memorable experiences together. Despite a difference in their age, they had gone... Continue Reading →
As We Love
The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Romans 13:9 NIV Apostle and Christ Himself teach that if love is not evident in a person, that person has nothing... Continue Reading →
Full Of Spirit
He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. Acts 11:24 He is described as a good man. He is said to be full of the Holy Spirit. He has faith. Are these the things people use to describe us? ... Continue Reading →
He Came To Save
Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost." Luke 19:9-10 (NIV) As Jesus makes His way through the town a short man climbs a tree in his eagerness to... Continue Reading →
Why The Impossible?
He replied, "You give them something to eat." They answered, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish--unless we go and buy food for all this crowd." (About five thousand men were there.) Luke 9:13-14 (NIV) Does Jesus ask us to do the impossible? Why? Jesus´ Disciples come to Him and tell Him... Continue Reading →
The Sick Need a Doctor
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call... Continue Reading →
