Lay Up Treasure In Heaven
Lay Up Treasure In Heaven
Are you storing up treasure in heaven? The world foolishly clings to riches which they cannot take beyond the grave...
Are You Sensitive to Being Overly Critical?
Are You Sensitive to Being Overly Critical?
The Spirit of God can be easily grieved over our "small" sins. One sin that we need self-control over is being overly critical of others.
If We Don’t Forgive God Will Not Forgive Us?
If We Don’t Forgive God Will Not Forgive Us?
When the Bible says that we won't be forgiven if we don't forgive others, does this mean that our works save us?
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 5): Fasting in Secret
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 5): Fasting in Secret
What is Biblical fasting? What type of fasting causes God to act? In this section of Scripture, Jesus teaches not 'if' but 'when' the Christian fasts...
Greatest Threat To The Church In Our Generation?
Greatest Threat To The Church In Our Generation?
Paul Washer shares what he believes might be the greatest threat to the church in our generation. "I am astounded at the fear..."
The Discipline of Grace
The Discipline of Grace
The grace that saves is a grace that sustains and motivates the believer. Grace teaches the believer to be godly in this present world.
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 4): Forgiving Others
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 4): Forgiving Others
Out of all the prayer guidance Jesus gives in His sermon on the mount, there is only one topic that He goes back to: forgiveness.
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 3): How To Pray
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 3): How To Pray
Is the "Lord's Prayer" a mindless liturgy to you? Did Jesus mean when we pray, we must use these exact words?
Greatest Display of God’s Holiness? The Cross
Greatest Display of God’s Holiness? The Cross
What could we say is the greatest display of God's holiness that is found in our Bible? The burning bush, whereby Moses was told...
Is It OK To Question Someone’s Salvation?
Is It OK To Question Someone’s Salvation?
Questioning the salvation of other professing Christians can often be perceived as unloving or judgmental. But is there a Biblical warrant to do so?
The Christian’s Life in Secret (Part 2): When You Pray
The Christian’s Life in Secret (Part 2): When You Pray
Do you pray? And if so, how do you pray? In Matthew 6 Jesus gives us three categories of people and how they pray.
The Value of Trials and Suffering
The Value of Trials and Suffering
What are some lessons that we can learn in the midst of our trials? These lessons add significant value to our trials and suffering.
Is There Anything Special About You?
Is There Anything Special About You?
Is there anything special about your love? Do you only love those who love you?
Is Christ’s Return Imminent?
Is Christ’s Return Imminent?
Is it possible that Jesus could come back at any moment? Or are there certain events that must take place first before He comes?
15 Reasons Folks Skip The Prayer Meeting
15 Reasons Folks Skip The Prayer Meeting
Are you part of a church that puts a major priority on the prayer meeting?
Vows, Oaths, Swearing
Vows, Oaths, Swearing
Jesus Christ forbids us from swearing and taking oaths in the well-known Sermon on the Mount.
Divorce and Remarriage
Divorce and Remarriage
The Pharisees had a skewed view of marriage and divorce. They taught that you could divorce your wife...
Trust God Even When You Have No Feelings
Trust God Even When You Have No Feelings
Do you trust the Lord even when you have no feelings? We need to remember that God often withdraws His sensible presence from us to test and purify our faith.
Adultery In The Heart
Adultery In The Heart
Jesus compares this war on lust with someone cutting off their own limb or gouging out their own eye. We must deal drastically with sin...
My Soul’s Needs and Biblical Keys For Growth
My Soul’s Needs and Biblical Keys For Growth
Preachers will often study and preach on the very issues that they are wrestling through in their own soul.
Murder in The Heart
Murder in The Heart
Upon Jesus' discourse in the Sermon on the Mount, He begins to deal with further issues of the heart, the first being 'murder in the heart.'
Are You More Righteous Than A Pharisee?
Are You More Righteous Than A Pharisee?
The Pharisees were the religious leaders in Jesus' day and they were looked up to as a standard of righteousness.
Christ, The Law and You
Christ, The Law and You
Jesus said that He didn't come to abolish the law, but rather to fulfill it. What does Jesus mean when He says that?
Let Your Light Shine
Let Your Light Shine
If you are a Christian, you are a person who is a light in a world full of darkness. And as much as the world hates it, you must not hide your light.
Have Faith in God: Laying Ahold of His Promises in Prayer
Have Faith in God: Laying Ahold of His Promises in Prayer
In Mark 11:22 and Jesus answered, saying to them, "Have faith in God." This is a command, isn't it? He does not say, ask for faith. He does not say wait for faith.
Christian Certainties: How to Maintain Fellowship With God
Christian Certainties: How to Maintain Fellowship With God
As you continue to walk in the light and agree with God, your fellowship with Him will be continual and sweet.
You Are The Light of The World
You Are The Light of The World
One of Jesus' well-known "I AM" statements was that He is the Light of the world (John 8:12). But we need to remember the amazing truth that by virtue of our union with Christ...
You Are The Salt of The Earth
You Are The Salt of The Earth
But if we are to be salt, we must both be different from the world and yet still make contact with the world.
What Does Progressive Sanctification Look Like?
What Does Progressive Sanctification Look Like?
What does progressive sanctification look like in a believer's life? Growth is something that you cannot see a dramatic...
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
You may know theology, but do you know how to pray? We need to remember that the disciples didn't ask Jesus how to preach, perform miracles, walk on water, etc.
The Glorious Possibilities of the Ordinary Christian Life
The Glorious Possibilities of the Ordinary Christian Life
Do you know the glorious possibilities of the ordinary Christian life? The unlimited possibilities that we have with Christ?
The Gospel to Young People
The Gospel to Young People
The Gospel isn't just for overtly wicked lost people; it's also for the self-righteous religious kids who grow up in Christian homes.
The Heart Behind the Second Coming
The Heart Behind the Second Coming
The second coming of Jesus Christ shouldn't just be considered as an academic eschatalogical event on our theological timeline.
Pray With Confidence Because God Hears You
Pray With Confidence Because God Hears You
What a glorious reality that when we as Christians come to pray that we're not just filling the air with words and wasting our breath. But rather, we have on the authority of God's Word...
Blessed Are The Persecuted
Blessed Are The Persecuted
When someone becomes a Christian, God gives them a transformed life and makes them righteous. But when they're immersed in a world full of unrighteous people...
Believer: God Loves You Because He Loves You
Believer: God Loves You Because He Loves You
When considering the love of God, it can be difficult at times to believe that God loves His people like He says He does. One reason for this is that when we think about human love...
Knowing The God of The Doctrine
Knowing The God of The Doctrine
God didn't just save us to spare us from hell and bring us to heaven; He saved us so that we can know Him.
“I Love the Church” No, You Idolize Your Ministry
“I Love the Church” No, You Idolize Your Ministry
Any Christian can say that they love the church, but we need to remember that there's a difference between loving your church and loving your ministry in the church.
Pastors, Missionaries, and the Church
Pastors, Missionaries, and the Church
What other higher calling can there be than to oversee Christ's Church and be a steward to care for His Bride until He returns? And who more suitable to take on this task than men who are called of God and qualified according to His Word?
God Is Creating Weakness In Your Life
God Is Creating Weakness In Your Life
Your problem is never that you are too weak. As a matter of fact, what God does in our lives, from the moment we are born again and until we die, is He is constantly working to create weakness in us. The problem is no...