"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or… Continue reading Virtue
Category: Theology
Worldly Interactions
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and… Continue reading Worldly Interactions
Yeshua’s Return
“They will say, ‘Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” Many Believe in Yeshua and some forget He will come again. Its not that they don’t know He will come back, but it seems far off, too distant to comprehend.… Continue reading Yeshua’s Return
King Amaziah of Judah
"And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart." 2 Chronicles 25:2 "After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. Therefore the Lord… Continue reading King Amaziah of Judah
The Christian Church
“I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” (Revelation 3:8) The Church at Philadelphia received these words from the Lord Yeshua and its name means “Brotherly… Continue reading The Christian Church
Believing the Word
“If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” (Mark 8:38) When I was a kid, I remember hearing this passage in sermons or when it was read in… Continue reading Believing the Word
Prayer
The scriptures encourage prayer and this is what the congregation of Believers has been about since Yeshua departed in the first century. (Acts 1:14) We don't always feel like praying, particularly when we have turned away from God’s face in self interest. Nevertheless, He is there with us as He was when David brought Bathsheba… Continue reading Prayer
The Eternal Weight of Glory
"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are… Continue reading The Eternal Weight of Glory
Our Shepherd
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” (Psalms 23:1) We were talking about the chickens and bees we keep and agreed bees are far more difficult. Shepherding is not simply about feeding, sheltering, protecting and caring for one’s herd, it is fundamentally understanding the animals/insects one is raising. Even in keeping a pet… Continue reading Our Shepherd
Present Judgment
“For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment. Nevertheless, when… Continue reading Present Judgment
Perfection’s Design
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The Holy Spirit is God, perfect, eternal, infinite, unfathomable, omniscient - everything and more. He has been imparted to men and women who… Continue reading Perfection’s Design
The Savior’s Manger
"And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I… Continue reading The Savior’s Manger
Salvage
“This is what the Lord says: 'As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes and people say, "Don’t destroy it, there is still a blessing in it," so will I do in behalf of my servants; I will not destroy them all.' ” (Isaiah 65:8) I learned something about myself years ago,… Continue reading Salvage
Messiah In You
I prayed through the night drifting in and out of sleep. I had started upon revival which brought conviction of my own condition spiritually and temporally. I saw weakness and superficiality in my devotion to God. Why didn’t I have faith and strength to attain a consistent desire and pursuit of God? I could find… Continue reading Messiah In You
God’s Greatest Proof
The one true God almighty has given at least one incontrovertible proof of Himself to mankind, prophecy, telling what will happen in the future. “Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God,… Continue reading God’s Greatest Proof
Foolish Controversies
"But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned." Titus 3:9-11 "For, in… Continue reading Foolish Controversies
Coming Revival
“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—” (1 Corinthians 2:9) The last major revival in America was the “Jesus Movement” revival in the early 1970’s. The name is appropriate as denominationalism began to decline in… Continue reading Coming Revival
Peace, Quietness and Trust
"And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places." Isaiah 32:17-18 "For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." Romans 14:17 Although… Continue reading Peace, Quietness and Trust
War And Judgment
“See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the wicked. The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this.” (Jeremiah 30:23-24) God possesses supreme authority… Continue reading War And Judgment
Practical Humility
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even… Continue reading Practical Humility
Magazine Issue 11
Holding us Back Many things can hold us back from following the Lord wholeheartedly. The world is full of such things, in fact everything “of the world” is opposed to a Spirit led life. Within the depths of every Believer is a desire to be completely the Lord’s, about His mission and filled with His… Continue reading Magazine Issue 11
The Mystery of God’s Plan
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end." Ec 3:11 "Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? In the day of prosperity be… Continue reading The Mystery of God’s Plan
Worldly Influence
In the book of judges we read about the Israeli tribes failing to secure their entire inheritance. This caused associations with pagans and idolatrous influence, resulting in discipline from God in the form of bondage. Then they would seek and cry out to God for help. He sent judges with His prevailing power of deliverance. … Continue reading Worldly Influence
Books About Books
The authors “argue for a midway approach, neither falling into the ditch of overemphasizing the Holy Spirit and his gifts today, nor falling into the ditch where “theology” is purely factually correct head knowledge whereby we forgo any practical loving works toward others.” - Spoiledmilks.com, review of “The Holy Spirit” (TFPG) by Allison/Köstenberger A book… Continue reading Books About Books
The Narrow Way
“For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake… But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” (2 Corinthians 4:5, 7) World systems have creeped into our organizations, such as… Continue reading The Narrow Way
