Weekly Devotions
Be the light in the sphere God has placed you
The devotional messages are to share what God has put in the heart through the study of the scriptures, listening to the wisdom of those who share in the faith, and conversations that raise concepts and issues significant to the pursuit of the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT JESUS CALLS EVIL DOERS, THAT HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF AND YET THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE WORKING IN HIS NAME?
Being entertained by what God finds deplorable might not be a good use of our time. (Matt Chandler) The strongest evidence that you have been born again is the fruit of a changed life that only God can produce. (Steven Lawson) The church needs fewer leaders telling...
CULTURE AND CHRISTIANITY -MIGHT THE MEANINGS OF THE KINGDOM IN PEOPLE BE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT JESUS INTENDED?
The church has so many items in its shop window today that people have lost sight of the cross (Derick Prince). The same temptation to self-reliance that keeps secularists from depending on God can keep Christians from depending on his Spirit. When we fall to this...
HOW ARE WE RESPONDING TO MENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE CHURCH AND THE SOCIETY?
HOW ARE WE RESPONDING TO MENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE CHURCH AND THE SOCIETY? Taking medication in the midst of mental illness doesn’t show a lack of faith in the ability of the Lord to sustain us through the suffering. Rather, it may allow some to experience God with...
WHEN GOD IS MORE REVERED BY THOSE WHO DO NOT PROFESS HIM AS LORD THAN THOSE WHO CLAIM HIS LORDSHIP
The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. God became Man for no other purpose (C. S Lewis) Until divine love becomes our centre, until love is our organizing principle for living and our compelling energy for...
MIGHT THE ROLE OF PASTOR/PRIEST/BISHOP, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS LEAD TO IDOL WORSHIP?
In the early church their power was electrifying, in the modern church our power is electronic (Leonard Ravenhill). When God is our distant ruler, we approach him as dutiful subjects or religious consumers. But when he is our loving Father, we experience him as his...
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOME PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH ARE MORE HONORED THAN CHRIST WHO IS THE REASON FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THE CHURCH?
The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said (Dallas Willard) Salvation does not mean sinless perfection, but it does mean a new direction. (D. Greear) Thanksgiving and appreciation are...
CLARITY OF DESIRED DESTINATION DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
Reflections: Unity and peace are very delightful; but they are bought too dear if they are bought at the expense of Truth. (C. Ryle) There is no other way to the happiness for which we were made. If you want to get warm, you must stand near the fire; if you want to be...
THE WILDERNESS IS NOT MEANT TO DESTROY YOU
Reflections: Nothing in our life is purposeless, not even our wandering in the wilderness (Dustin Crowe) It is so easy to become more attached to the gifts of God than to the Giver—and even, I should add, to the work of God than to God Himself (Watchman Nee) Today I...
IF CHRIST HAS NOT HIRED YOU, YOU ARE JOBLESS AND AN IMPOSTER
Reflections: Vagueness about the object of our praise inevitably leads to making our own praise the object (Michael Horton) Most Christians want a thrill or joy, but do not want holiness or the purity of a Spirit-filled life (A.W. Tozer) When it comes to life, the...
The Importance Of Understanding Why God Asks Questions – Job’s Case Study
God is at work even in those times where we don't see it or can't feel it. Everything ultimately comes down to trust (Ryan Stevenson) Great character, like massive roots, grow deep when water is sparse and winds are strong (Charles Swindoll) The mere fact itself that...
How Do We Know When Our Systems For Understanding God Have Become Marred With Sin And Paradoxically Become Subtle Justifications For Opposing Him?
If the Church is not discipling, then all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, even the Bible, are a waste of time (C.S. Lewis) Never decide on anything or start to do anything while emotion is agitating like a roaring sea. Again, during that time even our conscience is...
What Does ‘For The Kingdom Of God Is Not A Matter Of Talk But Of Power’ Mean To Us Today?
The key to speaking words that change the world is to be changed by the One who is himself the “Word” (John 1:1) (Jim Denison) Ideas have consequences, and bad ideas have victims (John Stonestreet) Christianity is a power religion. Christ has the power to recreate men...