One Spirit to Guide Us
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:17 (NIV) With one Spirit guiding us, we can learn to think like Jesus. We no longer need to understand it...
Author: Jon Walker
God Is Strong; He Wants you Strong
Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. John 5:8–9 (NIV) For thirty-eight years the man was paralyzed in...
God Covers You with His Strength
“Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land — against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land.”...
Four Ways a Pastor Can Show Love
Guest Post by Rick Warren Pastor, you set the tone and atmosphere in your congregation. If you want to know the warmth of your church, put the thermometer in your own mouth. I’ve visited some churches where...
Don’t Give Up: Dig In and Embrace Life
“Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” (Jeremiah 29:7 NIV) Have you ever been...
Embrace Your Identity in Christ
By Jon Walker “He has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts.” (2 Corinthians 1:22a NLT) Your faith will grow stronger as you focus on your identity in Christ (Galatians 2)....
The Same Spirit at Work
By Jon Walker “For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.” (Ephesians 2:18 NIV) A time long ago and in a land far away, I found myself frustrated one day with a...
Let Us Keep in Step with the Spirit
By Jon Walker “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25 NIV) When we ignore the Holy Spirit, there’s little difference between the way we live our lives and...
God Equips You to Tell Others About Jesus
By Jon Walker “May the God of peace . . . equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be...
Our Witness to Non-believers Starts With Friendship
By Jon Walker “On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick…. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’” Matthew 9:12–13 (NIV) Jesus knew who...