Fair-weather faith comes from ignoring the Word of God, but those who listen and obey will build their lives on a solid foundation.
Fair-weather faith comes from ignoring the Word of God, but those who listen and obey will build their lives on a solid foundation.
The gospel has always taken natural strangers and turned them into supernatural brothers and sisters.
Growth in the Christian life doesn’t come from moving on from our salvation; it comes from moving deeper into our salvation.
The church is God’s vehicle for getting us into the delightful daily routine of following Jesus.
As followers of Jesus, we never escape the question of whether or not we are willing to follow where He is leading.
Jesus is our brother who suffered evil so that good might come to us. This empowers His family to trust that God will orchestrate even the evil in our lives toward His saving purposes.
God’s people have the joy of standing in a valley of dry bones and absolutely refusing to believe that it is the final word.
Christmas is a premier example of God’s ability to bring a new beginning out of what appears to be the end of our hopes.
Sometimes the only way that we can see God work out of nothing is if we look around and see nothing for Him to to work with.
Jesus doesn’t need any reason to look for his lost sheep other than love.
Sometimes God uses our circumstances to teach us that it is okay for us to not get our way.
What will strengthen our trust isn’t so much focusing on the size of the love God has for us; but rather focusing on the size of the God who loves us.
Christians are commanded to pray when we need something; especially if what we need is a movement of God.
The land promised doesn’t make us God’s people … the Lord’s presence does.
The work of the Holy Spirit is to make the presence of Jesus real to us, and that is what revives us.
The Christian life isn’t lived on a playground; it is lived on a battleground.
Sometimes our hearts are divided between celebrating God’s love and seeking God’s love.
Faith that finishes is supported by pastoral ministry that is fulfilled.
Consciences that are not held by the Word of God naturally wreck faith.
Restoring the joy of our salvation means revisiting our own “sycamore tree” with regularity.