Are you waiting for something? Are you hoping it will come quickly? Does your object of desire need to grow? Will you assist in its growth? Do you need someone else to provide what you are waiting for? How long will you wait? Are you waiting for God to show you his plan? We waitContinue reading “Waiting for Righteousness”
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God’s Patience
Yesterday, we covered the fact that God exists outside of time. God works in each moment while also seeing all of history at once. This is a compelling reason to trust God and his promises. But what about those times when it feels as though God is not working at all? We experience many differentContinue reading “God’s Patience”
Springs of Water
Are you need of refreshing? Do you feel as though you have been soaked, wrung out, and hung out to dry? Do you desire a fresh start? Are you looking for someone who can point you to a place of safety and comfort? Where are you looking? Are you looking to God? Sometimes we getContinue reading “Springs of Water”
Biblical Hope
What do you hope for? Do you hope for a new car? Do you hope for a new house? Do you hope for a new relationship? Do you hope for better health? Are you really hoping or just wishing? Do you know what real hope is? Do you know what Biblical hope is? We hopeContinue reading “Biblical Hope”
Give a Reason
How prepared are you to give a reason for your faith? Are you prepared to correct someone else for disobedience to God’s Word? Can you use God’s Word to encourage someone? Are you mature enough in God’s Word to use it with patience? If we have been in the church long enough, we have heardContinue reading “Give a Reason”
Live A Worthy Life
What is your definition of a good life? What are the components that make up a life worth living? Have you spent time thinking about it? Does it include a list of possessions? Does it include a spouse with certain qualities? I believe we all want to live a life worth living. For most ofContinue reading “Live A Worthy Life”
Power of the Gospel
Do you ever deny you are a Christian? Are there times when you may not lie, but neither do you make it obvious you follow Jesus? Have you considered you may be the only one who others may hear about Jesus from? There will be times when we don’t want to stand out as aContinue reading “Power of the Gospel”
Practice Patience
How do you handle waiting? Do you wait patiently? Or are you impatient, continually complaining about the requirement to wait? Have you been captured by the instant access to information on the internet and overnight shipping, now wanting everything immediately? Our culture has become impatient. We have become used to getting answers immediately. It simplyContinue reading “Practice Patience”
Untangling Opponents
How often do you face opponents? How do you approach an opponent? Do you look to annihilate them? Does it depend on what kind of opposition it is? Do you know there is instruction provided for handling opponents? As we go through life, especially as we make our following of Jesus known, we will faceContinue reading “Untangling Opponents”
Bond of Peace
How is your patience? How well do you bear with the faults of others? Are you willing to be gentle with others? Will you humble yourself? Are you willing to do all this in love for one another? Would you like others to be this way toward you? I venture to guess that everyone wouldContinue reading “Bond of Peace”
Marty Pressey 