A Probing Question

“Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these will he do; because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12 NASB) After relating the shocking, supernatural changes that resulted from the Spirit taking up residence inside the […]

His Permanent Presence Within Us

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so […]

From Head to Heart

The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. (John 10:10) My great hope in this exploration of the Holy Spirit is to step away from the heat of theological battle and move quietly and closely to the One who has been sent […]

The Mark of the Christian

So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. (John 13:34–35) Before Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States, he served as a […]

Lights in a Dark World

Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. (Philippians 2:15) Wouldn’t it be wonderful if God would save us and then, within a matter of seconds, take us on to glory? Wouldn’t that be a great relief? We would never have any […]

Joy Is a Choice

I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! (John 15:11) God is no distant deity but a constant reality, a very present help whenever needs occur. So? So live like it. And laugh like it! Paul did. While he lived, he drained every […]

Commitment

People of excellence are those who see through the clutching greed of our times—people who have declared their undivided allegiance to Christ’s message, people who have humbled themselves to Christ’s sovereign authority. If you are greatly gifted, you may be able to do marvelous things that would cause the public to be swept up in your skills and in your abilities.

Eyewitness Testimony

Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. —John 20:1 (NASB) Imagine yourself a member of the jury in a courtroom, preparing to decide one of the oldest cases in history: The People vs. Jesus of Nazareth. The case regards Jesus’ […]

Into His Faither’s Hands

“No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again.” —John 10:18 (NLT) Since the earliest days, faithful Jewish parents have taught their children prayers to repeat at certain times of the day. […]

Mission Accomplished

For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. —2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT) Jesus’ sixth statement on the cross was not a cry of anguish; it was a declaration of victory. He had reached the goal and was able […]

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