Tag: teachings of Jesus
God is Love
“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16 (NASB) ________________________________________ Let this be a time of worship to…
How to Get Rich
The world we live in is essentially dedicated to material wealth. Most of us are pulled into the trap of constantly striving for a bigger house, newer car, better television, or more money in the bank to go on longer vacations. Of course, there’s…
The Road to Serving God
When we become followers of Jesus Christ, we change direction; we are no longer on a road toward satisfying our own personal desires; we are on the road to serving God. This blog is dedicated to supplying you with all the tools you need…
Bread Making
The basic ingredients for bread are flour, water, and yeast. Once these elements are mixed together, the yeast is activated and begins releasing air bubbles that expand the dough. As a result, the bread dough will expand to more than twice its original size. …
Following Jesus
In the final chapter of the Book of John, the resurrected Jesus appeared to the disciples for the third time. This encounter contains an important lesson for all of us. The disciples were in a boat fishing about a hundred yards off shore and…
Victory in Jesus
Beginning in chapter 14 of the Book of John, after Judas, who is about to betray Jesus, has left the room, Jesus spends a good deal of time giving His disciples their final teaching. This is really a restatement of many of the things…
Preaching and Teaching
When Paul sent his first letter to Timothy who was serving in Ephesus, his main concern was the false teachers preaching for personal gain. He describes them this way in chapter 6 verse 5: “people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the…
How to Please God
God wants you to be happy, full of joy, looking forward to your future, and celebrating your past. We reach this place in our lives when we turn from our sin and trust Jesus as our Savior. The primary way we please God is…
Step Twelve – Stay Focused on God
If you play a musical instrument or just about any sport, you know the importance of fundamentals. Without solid fundamental skills everything else is built on shaky ground. When you aren’t playing as well as you’d like, one of the best ways to get…
Step Seven – The Parables of Jesus
When Jesus was asked by the disciples why he taught in parables He essentially told them because not everyone was ready to hear what he was teaching. We can therefore surmise that the parables of Jesus were some of his most important lessons for…
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“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
Hebrews 4:14-16
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The Book of Romans
You may already know that the apostle Paul, who wrote much of the New Testament, was originally known as Saul of Tarsus. He was a Jewish rabbi and part of the ultra-holy group known as the Pharisees. Saul of Tarsus believed Christians were worthless and was happy to see them persecuted. Then one day Saul had a supernatural encounter with Jesus. As a result, Saul made a complete transformation and was appointed by Jesus as an evangelist to the Gentiles. Previously, only Jewish people were being converted to followers of Jesus. Now Saul of Tarsus would be known by his Roman name, Paul, and proudly carry out the duties assigned to him by Jesus and begin converting non-Jewish people knows as Gentiles to Christianity.
After some time spreading the gospel, Paul had plans to return to Rome and establish it as his home base, but there was a problem. The church in Rome had become divided. The Jewish followers of Jesus were still dedicated to the old Jewish rituals like keeping the Sabbath, eating kosher foods, and circumcision. However the Gentile followers of Jesus did not accept those rituals as part of Christianity. As a result, before his return to Rome, Paul sent the Christian church there a long letter detailing the teachings of Jesus. This is one of the most important books of the Bible, because it is a comprehensive outline of the foundations of the Christian faith.
Paul’s letter is known as the book of Romans. This is not a difficult book to read and understand; however, it is so packed with information you would be well advised to slow down and take your time digesting each chapter. This is a book about the righteousness of God, how God rescues the world through Jesus; and most importantly, this is a story about unity.
Below is a link to a series of blog post on the book of Romans that will help you digest each chapter. Each post takes less than 5 minutes to read. I pray you will be blessed by these brief Bible studies.
whatdoesitmeantoservegod.com/the-book-of-romans/
Let Jesus Take Control
“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” Galatians 2:20
When we let go of self-control and take hold of God-control our lives make a dramatic change for the better.
