You’re Designed for Extremes I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot—Revelation 3:15 There are three approaches to life with God: All In; All Out; and, in the middle, between those, a third approach. This third approach is actually a range—it encompasses every approach between…
I have a serious concern to bring up with you, my friends, using the authority of Jesus, our Master. I’ll put it as urgently as I can: You must get along with each other. You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common. 1 Corinthians 1:10 MSG
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT—LOVE! \”But now abideth Faith, Hope, Love, these three, and the greatest of these is Love.\” — 1Co 13:13. LET US lay the emphasis on the word fruit, as contrasted with the works of the law. In work there is effort, strain, the sweat of the brow, and straining of the…
With Friends Like These . . . My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ—James 2:1 We men tend toward partiality. Sometimes with forethought, many times with no thought, we give or withhold based upon characteristics of the potential recipients. We can, therefore, find ourselves directing all our…
Prepare for Battle . . . on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it—Matthew 16:18 We’re designed for battle by our Father God; we’re led into battle by our King, Jesus Christ; we’re aided in battle by God the Holy Spirit. These battles are waged…