Gal 6:14 God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…
Galatians
It’s New
I realize that the Bible says that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun (2 Cor 5:17) but sometimes it just doesn’t feel new. Continue reading
Fullest Potential – Give The Message
From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Matt 4:17
The next step to reaching your fullest potential in Christ is to give the message. Continue reading
Fullest Potential – Led by the Spirit
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. Matt 4:1
To reach your fullest potential for God is going to involve listening to Him and being led by the Holy Spirit. Continue reading
Law of Moses 106 – A Christian Perspective
So here is the question one of my youth asked, “Do we still have to follow the Law of Moses?”
That is an excellent question and a sensitive one.
I have Christian friends that I respect that follow Torah, which, for all practical purposes, is the Law of Moses. Torah actually means Law and often refers to the first five books of the Bible, all written by Moses. Continue reading
What does it mean to “take up your cross”?
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9:23-24 Continue reading
Protecting Life
One of the great sins of our nation is its failure to protect the unborn. They are seen as disposable tissue with no purpose and not life. Certainly in the hands of lawmakers and abortionists the unborn have no chance. Continue reading
God is not through.
I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. Mark 1:8
In the past month some wonderful things have been happening at church.
First, a young lady in the church was in a really bad accident earlier in the year. Continue reading
Grace is a gift not a reward!
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Eph 2:8-9
One of the harder subjects to understand in the Bible is grace. I believe part of the reason lies in the curse in Genesis Continue reading
War in the camp
Moses had gone up on the mountain and was there for 40 days.
In the meantime, the people at the base of the mountain grew restless. Not willing to wait for him to return with instructions from God, they made their own god out of the gold earrings – a golden calf. Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 