How We Know God

Scripture God has given us His Spirit as proof that we live in Him and He in us. ~1 John 4:13, NLT Quote I do not understand how a person can be a true believer unto whom sin is not the greatest burden. ~John Owens John said God has given us proof or evidence that…

Samson

Scripture Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to the town of Ashkelon. ~Judges 14:19, NLT Quote The strong need humility and the weak need strength. ~Source Unknown Samson’s entire life was a spiral downward: he kept going down and it led to captivity, blindness, humiliation and death. He…

All Our Sins

Scripture And He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. ~Psalm 130:8, NASB Quote Your sins can darken your awareness of God’s love, but they cannot darken the reality of that love. ~Dana Ortlund Sin carries a lot of consequences which is why God encouraged Adam and Eve not to sin. Death is one of…

Grand Slam

Scripture O wretched man that I am! ~Romans 7:24, NKJV Quote How can I get away from this wretched, ugly self I am always thinking about? ~Martyn Lloyd Jones The Puritans were members of a religious reform movement that arose within the Church of England in the late 16th century. They believed the Church of…

Amazing Grace!

Scripture He {Christ} is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. ~Hebrews 7:25, ESV Quote If ever there was a soul hovering on the brink of hell, it was the soul of the penitent thief. ~John Charles Ryle  …

Complaining Verses Praying

Scripture All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! ~Numbers 14:2, CSB Quote The simplest way to get rid of your pastor is to pray for him. Your heart felt…

The Holy Spirit

Scripture So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” ~John 20:21-22, LSB Quote Nothing God calls us to do, can be done efficiently, without the Holy…

Whose Side Is Jesus On?

Scripture Had it not been Yahweh who was on our side when men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us alive. ~Psalm 124:2, LSB Quote The Father sent His Son Jesus so that amid all of the ups and downs of life, we are guaranteed a faithful companion who loves us and is…

Conformity

Scripture Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect. ~Romans 12:2, LSB Quote A true believer, living an obedient life, is a constant rebuke to those who accept…

Discernment

Scripture I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in full knowledge and all discernment. ~Philippians 1:9, LSB Quote Satan is not fighting churches; he is joining them. He does more harm by sowing tares than uprooting wheat. He accomplishes more by imitation than by outright opposition. ~Vance Havner Webster says that…