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.
What Do You Expect Out Of A Life Transformed By The Word Of God?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT OUT OF A LIFE TRANSFORMED BY THE WORD OF GOD? ·If you get into the habit of using religious language without knowing what you mean by it, you will increasingly become an empty shell. And many alien affections move into empty religious minds which...
What Is It That Makes Some People Persist In Prayer While Others Are Crushed By ‘Unanswered Prayer’?
WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES SOME PEOPLE PERSIST IN PRAYER WHILE OTHERS ARE CRUSHED BY ‘UNANSWERED PRAYER’? · When you cannot hear God, you will find that He has trusted you in the most intimate way possible — with absolute silence, not a silence of despair, but one of...
What Does It Mean To Have One’s Name Written In The Book Of Life?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE ONE’S NAME WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE? · When God writes our names in the ‘Lamb’s Book of Life’ He doesn’t do it with an eraser handy. He does it for eternity (R.C. Sproul) · There is paradox. The Bible teacher teaches...
Might Social Justice Not Be The Same As Biblical Justice?
To preach moral duty without the underlying power of the gospel is moralism that is both pathetic and powerless; to preach a watered-down gospel as that which tips us into the kingdom, to be followed by discipleship and deeds of mercy, is an anemic shadow of the...
Would It Make A Difference If You Knew That Christianity Is Always One Generation Away From Extinction?
WOULD IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF YOU KNEW THAT CHRISTIANITY IS ALWAYS ONE GENERATION AWAY FROM EXTINCTION? We must be more afraid of flattery from the camp of the enemy than persecution. Read the pages of Church history. Persecution never did the Church of God any harm,...
Is It Possible To Serve Christ Without Continued Nurturing Of Leadership Skills?
IS IT POSSIBLE TO SERVE CHRIST WITHOUT CONTINUED NURTURING OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS? · If Jesus preached the same message ministers preach today, He would have never been crucified (Leonard Ravenhill) · It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our...
What Could Indicate That One Is Walking Fully In God’s Direction?
WHAT COULD INDICATE THAT ONE IS WALKING FULLY IN GOD’S DIRECTION? Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the saints have to carry on intercession for all men (Oswald Chambers) The insecure...
Is it Possible to Serve God Distinctively in a Culture whose Overarching Message is that What one Has is not Enough?
Quotes You cannot fulfill God’s purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans (Rick Warren) Your limitations are not simply obstacles to your success—they are also indications from God of the path your life is to take (Michel Quoist) “As C. S. Lewis said,...
Might the Lord be Asking you to Take a Different Route to the New Year?
QUOTES When the pandemic is over, and you are still alive, will others remember you as one of the “men of Issachar”? A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you ...
What does the Birth of Christ Mean to People who see Themselves as Poor?
Quotes Paradoxically, scarcity mind-set often increases as wealth increases. Families with massive resources start placing their trust in provision, not the provider (Gigsle Sorli) Do not ask God to bless your work. Rather, figure out where God is already working, and...
Does Your Life Reveal That You Are Longing For Christ’s Second Coming?
Quotes Light means nothing to a blind man (A.W. Tozer) A continual looking forward to the eternal world is not a form of escapism, or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do (C.S Lewis) You can embrace a system of theology and not even be...
How Are You Encouraging Yourself While The Battle Is Still Raging?
Quotes When we develop a lifestyle of persistent dependence, we experience the heavenly presence of God even while on earth (Jim Denison). The gap between the biblical expectation and cultural experience of the life of a Christ-follower is due to lack of...