Posts Tagged ‘salvation’
Coworkers in the Lord
When God created Adam He said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (Genesis 2.18) God didn’t mean a helper for the housework. God meant a helper to find God. Adam needed a coworker, so God created Eve. We all need help finding God…
Read MoreSpiritual Pride
There can be no doubt that the secular world is moving further from God with every generation. There should also be no doubt that the life of the Church has the best remedy to fight temptation and sin in the secular world. We should feel blessed to be part of the Church, not proud. Brethren,…
Read MoreEpisode 492 – The First Step in Our Salvation
Christ invites His follows, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.” The first step in following Christ into heaven is to deny ourselves. We must learn to get over ourselves if we want to follow Christ. The entire life of the Church is meant to…
Read MoreEpisode 490 – Our Chance to Honor God
In the Gospel story of the Vineyard, Christ takes the Church away from the servants who didn’t produce fruit for God. The Church was given to us to produce fruit. The Church is more than just the building. God will demand an accounting of us when He returns. How will God see our behavior toward…
Read MoreReconciliation Is Victory
Wouldn’t you just love to be in an argument and there were no losers? What if I told you there was a way that every disagreement could be resolved without us vs them or me vs you? There is a way, and it is blessed by God. Brethren, Christ died for all, that those who…
Read MoreEpisode 488 – Forgive the Small Things
When we stand in front of the Judgment Seat of God He will take an account of our life. The only way for us to be forgiven by God will be our ability to forgive even the smallest things that others have done against us. All our begging won’t help if we hold on to…
Read MoreChurch Growth
Church growth isn’t what you think it is. It isn’t about numbers of people in the pews. It isn’t about collections. It isn’t even about how large a temple the Church needs on a Sunday morning. Although these are all indicators of church growth. Actual growth is different. With so much attention given to the…
Read MoreSome People Just Don’t Want God in Their Life
Try as we might, there will always be some people who reject the Gospel. There will always be ‘that one person’ who fights against the Church. There will always be a ‘group’ that thinks they know better than the clergy. There will always be because there has always been. The Lord said to the Jews…
Read MoreDon’t Give Up Now
At the point of exhaustion every athlete wonders if the finish line can be achieved. Properly trained marathon runners prepare for just that moment when their bodies say ‘no’ but their commitment says ‘yes.’ Success in any endeavor requires persistence. Today’s reading from Saint Peter’s First Universal Letter might be long, but I urge to…
Read MoreNot for Me but for Thee
In the heat of summer here in America and the only thing we can think about is how to cool off. We search for a bit of shade when parking our car. We sprint to get that last chair under the shade of the tree to relax. We are obsessed with our comfort in the…
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