ZEAL FOR THE LORD
When confronting evil with the zeal of the Lord we must be confident in our beliefs and calling.
REALITY REORDERED
When we are faced with the reality of a dire situation in our lives it smacks us in the face. That is reality! But it is not the final reality! The story of Esther teaches us that God is able to reorder our reality.
REVELATION LEADS TO LIFE
The false beliefs that we embrace move us to automatic action that results in bad habits and addictions. How can we clean our minds up from the mess inside? It is a process, and we have Divine help.
REDEEMING AND OPPOSING THE WICKED
Is it conflicting goals to attempt to redeem the wicked while at the same time opposing them? The Bible gives, and Jesus models, the answer.
NEGOTIATING WITH GOD
Lot and his family were in danger of being caught in the destruction of Sodom. When angels told him to leave he kept hesitating and asking questions, yet God in His patience reasoned with him. Might He sometimes do the same with us?
COURAGE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
What do we do when when intense resistance comes against our work for the Lord? Do we quit or try to compromise? Do we assume God’s not in it? Not Nehemiah. He has courage for the glory of God.
DRIFTING TOWARD DEAD ORTHODOXY
The danger of a Christianity without a vibrant relationship with Jesus is that we drift toward a lifeless religion of rules and doctrines that have little power to keep us, and our children, interested in what really matters.
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.