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I have discovered you can never enter the Kingdom of God by questioning God’s motives, existence, etc. Even though I live in the Kingdom, I can never prove it to you. The only way is to approach God like a little child, trusting and believing what He has revealed of Himself in His Word and through His followers down through the ages. As long as we stand back, arms folded, saying, “I want to believ...

Luke 9:23-27 What greater sacrifice could you give this Lent than your self-centeredness? From what I read in the Bible, this is the greatest sacrificial gift you can give to the Lord.

Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Mark Twain said: "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." Both of those days are important to God, too. He needs you to be you right now. The answer to why you were born is something that a lot of people struggle with, and approach in a lot of different ways. If you are one of those who has struggled with this, I hope this me...

At this point in history, everything from social media and politics to cultural conflict has brought us to a time when we as Christians need to step back and consider our words, their power, how we have been using them and how we should be using them. Think about it. Everything you have said this week has either been life-giving or death-dealing, and there is nothing in between. The tongue has the...

When we think of “the wilderness” we think of remote, desolate places filled with loneliness and the unknown. In the Bible we see many go through times in the wilderness. As we look at the Bible accounts of people in the wilderness, we see first of all, that although they thought they were all alone, they were in the very presence of God. Next we see that in the wilderness we can find an intimacy...

Genesis 12:1-4 Just as God called Abraham, God calls you. It’s up to you to leave the things He calls you from and head out to the the places He wants to show you. As you answer His call, the promises of Abraham become yours.

God’s call to Abraham was to leave where he was and go where he would lead him. He had a wonderful plan for Abraham’s life. Wonderful promises were given to Abraham if he would do this.

The Question We Each Need To Ask Ourselves as this New Year Begins: “Am I Living A Life That Pleases God? Am I Living A Live Of Faith?”

Luke 4:16-21 In Luke 4:16-21 Jesus reads from the Book of Isaiah written 700 years before, and declares that this Messianic prophecy is fulfilled in Him. To sum up the mission of His first advent, He has come to free us from our past, help us live in the present and look forward to the future. He came to give us a Fresh Start. What better time than the beginning of the year to make sure that we ar...

Jude 1:17-23 As you face all the things that are going on in the world today, make sure that your number one priority is to “keep yourselves in the love of God.” According to Jude, this is how you keep ourselves in the love of God: 1. building ourselves up in our most holy faith; 2. praying in the Holy Spirit; 3. waiting for Christ’s return.

Jude 1:5-16 Jude says that false teachers are the rebels we read about in Scripture. They’re going to be judged. And they’re dangerous to us. That’s why Jude writes: “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 1:3)

The founder of Methodism, John Wesley held that The essentials of the faith are changeless. He shared this quote from St. Augustine which sums this all up pretty well: “In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.” Our founder held that there is a core, essentials of the faith that all believers hold in common. These essentials are pretty well outlined in the historic cre...

It’s important that you know the distinction between the words Love, Mercy and Grace, because it you don’t, you can completely miss entering the Kingdom of God, and the eternal life God has in store for you.

Jude uses three words to identify the people he is addressing his letter to: “To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ:…” Now these are the marks of a Christian, so this letter is written to you. These three attributes separate us from the world and bind us to God the Father through our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Who is Jude? I love his explanation of who he is. He gives us his Personal Identity. He is Jude. He gives us his Spiritual Identity. He is a bond-servant of Jesus Christ. He gives us his Social Identity. He is the brother of James. I think the order he gives tells us a lot about him as well. Personal Identity, comes first, Spiritual Identity comes second, and Social Identity comes third. Although...

Matthew 15: 1-9 "You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME." (Matthew 15:7-8) These past few years could be officially labeled the Era of Hypocrisy Revealed. As I have read one news account after another, the words of Numbers 32:33 have come to mind: “You have sinned against the Lord, and be sure that your sin wi...

Manipulating and controlling people – They’re all around us – In corporations, in politics, in the entertainment industry, in our schools, in our circles of friends, in our families, in our homes, and everywhere else. People all around us are attempting to control our lives. Some mean well, but still try to pull us from God’s will for our lives. Others are predators who simply want to use us in so...

We know the Lord wants us to care for those who are in need, but with some people we find we must be careful to help without enabling. Sometimes this means that we must: 1. Give them what they need, instead of what they want. 2. Set healthy boundaries for ourselves and for them. 3. Allow them to face their consequences.

Criticism is something we all face. Some people mean well with their words while others mean to hurt us as much as they can. How we react is determined by how close we are walking with Jesus. Our normal, initial, prideful reactions to criticism usually come right from the flesh, and can cost us relationships, destroy our self-esteem, and give our enemies power over us. As Christians, though, we ha...

Luke 4:16-21 Many see the transformed lives of Christians and assume that these outer trappings are what Christianity is, that Christianity is about being a good, honest, moral person. Sadly, they have missed what caused to change in the Christian, which is personally receiving the forgiveness, cleansing and renewal of life that Jesus gives to those who have received what He paid for on Calvary.

Matthew 20:1-16 Although it’s best to enter the Kingdom of Heaven early in life, it’s better to enter late than not at all.

Matthew 16:13-18, John 14:6 “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” - That revelation from God is what Jesus builds His church on. He isn’t building His church on love. He isn’t building His church on the right kind of worship service, or making a better world, or social activism or political activism, or popular preaching or preachers. When it is revealed to the human heart that Jesus is...

Job 2:11-13 There are 3 vital ministries we can all give to those who are hurting no matter how inadequate we might feel. They are the ministry of Presence, Listening and Help.

Listen and Worship Hebrews 12:25-29 As we wrap up our review of the Essentials of Christian Maturity, we close with the importance of listening to Him and worshiping Him.

Hebrews 12:15-17 Will you live for Jesus so that you can have the blessings and the birthright promised to you? Or will you live for yourself and throw away the blessings and the birthright that you could have enjoyed? How sad it will be when eternity comes and we are told that no one took eternity from us but that we simply threw it away! Do not be like Esau.