A message to a mother who is feeling the weight of her responsibility and to-do list. A message to a mother to remind her of her worth and her calling.…
Years ago, when I first preached the series that became the primary basis for this blog series, my own study of the biblical expression “worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24) affected me as profoundly as any sermon I have ever prepared. It forever changed my perspective on what it means to worship. Those sermons …
Did you know God’s Word equips us for every good work? Each of us has good works to accomplish and God’s Word equips us to carry them out.…
(Photo: Unsplash) “How to Really Know Your Spiritual Gift” (Hint: It’s not what you think!) Have you ever wondered what your spiritual gift is? Is it our natural abilities on steroids? Is it only the supernatural gifts as in prophesy or tongues? Has anyone ever told you that your gift...…
True biblical discernment isn’t developed by osmosis. It’s cultivated over time, as a believer matures in faith. The last few days, we’ve been considering the essential ingredients for discernment, including consistent prayer, the pursuit of godly wisdom, moral integrity, and the necessity of faithful Bible teaching and teachers. But none of those elements can function …
Thispost was first published during May 2014. –ed. True biblical discernment isn’t developed by osmosis. It’s cultivated over time, as a believer matures in faith. The last few days, we’ve been considering the essential ingredients for discernment, including consistent prayer, the pursuit of godly wisdom, moral integrity, and the necessity of faithful Bible teaching and …
This series was first published during June 2018. –ed. True discernment isimpossiblewithout divine power. We need the true Discerner—the Holy Spirit—to lead us into all truth (John 16:13). We cannot fully understand what God is saying to us in His Word without the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit.First Corinthians 2:11says, “The thoughts of God …
If God owns the church (1 Peter 2:9), shouldn’t His Word take priority in how it is structured? Yetthis articlefromThe Christian Postpromoting the shift to virtual church lacks any interaction with Scripture (aside from one twisted application ofMark 2:22). The article references youth engagement, potential missional opportunities, and survey results to argue for the importance …
Last week, we looked at the familiar verse – Ephesians 2:10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. – Ephesians 2:10, ESV Works in Scripture When the conversational context is scripture, and we hear the word “works,” our tendency is……