Blocking Access to Heaven
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.” Matthew 23:13...
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The problem is we won’t forgive ourselves
Then he said to him, “Follow me!” John 21:19 (NIV) We believe God will forgive us; the problem, though, is we won’t forgive ourselves. Peter knew the feeling; he’d failed Jesus, so he went back to fishing....
Can’t You Get a Real Job?
For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Habakkuk 2:3 (NKJV) Perhaps the most powerful aspect of vision is that it changes your way...
Forgiveness Isn’t the Same as Stupid!
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 (NIV) Forgiving someone doesn’t mean you act like a doormat, allowing evil to run rampant in an abusive relationship. Forgiveness doesn’t...
Becoming poor in self-sufficiency and self-righteousness
Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them! Matthew 5:3 (TEV) When Jesus says, “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom...
Stay Focused with Your Family Priorities
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for...
God Takes My Mistakes and Uses Them For His Glory
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) Read this as a prayer — In faith, I know this to be true:...
Faith Requires Specific Steps
“‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’ ‘Lord, if it’s you,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’ ‘Come,’ he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the...
Submission: Altering Our Lives in Obedience
“It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life...
How do you prepare yourself for worship?
“May … God … give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans...