God wants to have an intimate relationship with all of us. This is why he sent his son to die on the cross on our behalf – so that we might place our faith in Jesus and thereby receive the indwelling of the Holy…
Temptation is all around us. We long for things that make us feel good. We long for things that we can own. We long for positive recognition and affirmation from others. These are the three avenues the enemy of God pursues in his effort…
There is absolutely nothing we can do in our lives to deserve the salvation God has provided. We are completely unworthy of the free gift of eternal life and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Our faith in the death and resurrection of…
Often, when we think of obedience, we conjure up images of working under the watchful eye of a ruthless task master. Obedience to God is nothing like that. Obedience to God simply means following the teachings of Jesus – not to avoid negative…
We live in a world filled with many different Christian denominations and several competing Christian theologies. None of them are of any value. The only thing of value is the truth. Bad theology can move us away from the truth and we can…
Everyone wants to be smart and successful but that can be empty and meaningless if we don’t truly know God. Let’s be honest; a humble minimum wage worker who knows God is far better off than the billionaire wandering aimlessly through life. If…
Adversity is the tool God uses to develop his followers into extraordinarily capable ambassadors in service to His eternal purpose. We are in training for our eternal existence in the kingdom of God. In much the same way we would train for any Olympic…
As followers of Jesus Christ, no matter what we are doing at work, at school, at home, ultimately, Jesus is the one we serve. As children of God we no longer give just enough to get by; we strive to demonstrate to God…
All of history came to a climax when Jesus arrived to provide us with salvation and eternal life. The first half of the book of Ephesians is an exploration of this gospel truth. We begin by learning that if we know Jesus, it…