DRIFTING TOWARD LEGALISM AND LIBERALISM
As Christians we can drift in two dangerous and seemingly opposite directions - legalism or liberalism. Both can be devastating to a vibrant relationship with Jesus.
HOW TO KEEP FROM DRIFTING: The Application of Focus
We easily drift away from God, but there is something we can do to keep this from happening. The answer might surprise and will probably seem too simple.
COMPROMISED OR STRENGTHENED
Part of discipling the nations is to point out evil, which comes across a bit intolerant and creates enemies who give us significant opposition. While we are told to love them, we are not to let them stop our mission.
BETTER THAN ANGELS
It is so easy to focus on many aspects related to the spiritual and miss the Greatest One behind it all.
THE GENEROSITY OF GOD
What is Christmas really about? Here is an angle you may or may not have considered.
A TIME TO BUILD: OUR ASSIGNMENT
There is a time to build in the Kingdom of God, but when resistance comes and pressures mount, we are tempted to quit. Why? Nehemiah gives us a hint.
A TIME TO FIGHT
Christians are engaged in a cultural war against their faith, message, divine assignment, and their God. Some are negotiating and dialing down their intensity to be more acceptable, but Nehemiah would have another agenda for us.
POP-PSYCHOLOGY VS THE TRUTH OF GOD’S WORD
Are some of the modern phrases we use to encourage each other really helpful? Are they biblical? And, should Christian people use them?
GOD’S RESUME: JESUS SUSTAINS AND REIGNS
Here are the two concluding points on Jesus’ short power-packed resume. They demand a verdict.
GOD’S RESUME: HE SAVES
This God we have been examining is so pure and so righteous that we humans, in our impure and unrighteous state, can’t approach him. Next on our “god resume” is the solution.
GOD’S RESUME: JESUS RADIATES GLORY AND REVEALS THE FATHER
If you are a repentant atheist who is interviewing candidates for a god to follow, surely you wouldn’t want some ordinary, mediocre looking god. You would want one that is magnificent and awe-inspiring. Here’s your man!
GOD’S RESUME: CREATOR AND HEIR OF ALL THINGS
If you were a repentant atheist looking for a god to believe in, here are two more points you might want to consider in your search. They are non-negotiable.
GOD’S RESUME: HE SPEAKS
If you were a repentant atheist in search of a god, what would be your qualifying character traits? The writer of Hebrews lists eight. Here is the first.
BOLDLY SUBMITTING TO PERSONAL INJUSTICE
How are we to respond when we are treated unfairly? Do we let it go, or do we stand up for ourselves? The Bible has some ideas on this, and Jesus Himself gives us clear direction. Find out more in this weeks devotional.
ARE DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN CHRISTIANS ALWAYS BAD?
Why is there conflict in the church? Why do Christians sometimes not get along? Is it because we are carnal? Possibly. But could there be another reason? Read and find out.
BELIEVING HOPE: Obtaining the Benefits of Joy and Peace
The blessings of joy and peace are both precursors to hope and gifts from God, but how do we get them? This week’s devotion tells us how.
ABOUNDING HOPE
God does not only want us to simply “get by”, barely keeping our heads above the water, hanging on by a thread until Jesus returns. He wants us to thrive.
CONFIDENT HOPE
Therefore, as difficulties come, if we are to benefit from what hope offers, we must throw ourselves in abandon to God and let the God of hope work His unswerving hope in us, supplying a confident positivity toward the future.
PERSPECTIVE HOPE
True hope finds its grounding in the long game. While hope that looks to immediate circumstances is easily discouraged …
GODLY HOPE: The Means to Emotional Health in Difficult Times
Without a true biblical hope that is energized by the Holy Spirit, we will be destined for despair.... A bad news cycle or some minor disappointment comes our way and natural hope loses its footing, wreaking havoc on our fragile emotions.