Proper Worship and Sufficient Praise

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.-Isaiah 55:8-9 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and earth has been given […]

Baptism

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Mark 16:15-16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him […]

I’m Glory Bound

“Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”–John 20:24. Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every […]

Not Forsaken

What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? –Romans 8:31. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?–Psalm 27:1. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. […]

A Child of the Most High God

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.-Matthew 4:1  “Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear my word. You are just like your true father, the devil; and you spend your time pursuing the things your father loves. He […]

Expectations

Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain ‘be taken up and thrown ingot the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.-Mark 11:23  “Lord if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on […]

After the Fact

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.-1 John 1:9 “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”- Isaiah 43:25 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and […]

The Sovereign God

“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.” Psalms 139:7-8 “But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him […]

What is Love?

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.- Matthew 22:37. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices […]

Grace Kissed Mercy at The Cross

“And he [God] is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.- Acts 17:25.    He created us in Christ Jesus to do good works which God had prepared for us to do in advance Ephesians 2:10  but God demonstrates his own […]