Do you remember your baptism? Have you been baptized more than once? Have you felt the presence of the Holy Spirit? Have you felt a strange warming in your heart? Have you been baptized by fire? Do you want to be baptized by fire? Baptism can be a tricky subject among Christians. Some believe inContinue reading “Trust in Baptism”
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Act on Faith
How is your prayer life? What do you pray for? Do you pray for your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances? Do you pray when people ask you to pray? Do you ask others to pray for you? How often do you pray? Are you praying that God’s will be done? Prayer is our communication mechanismContinue reading “Act on Faith”
Crumble or Eternity
Are you impressed by fancied buildings or homes? Do you like the shiny things of this world? Are you striving for silver and gold? What do you put your trust in? Does your life give away your desires? Are you heartbroken when a famous building is damaged? There are many famous buildings all around theContinue reading “Crumble or Eternity”
Faith, Love, and Thankfulness
How often do you give thanks for the people in your life? Are you thankful you have family, friends, co-workers, and disciples you attend church with? Is your faith growing in Jesus Christ? Is your love for the people in your life increasing? Are you seeing them as Jesus sees them? We often take peopleContinue reading “Faith, Love, and Thankfulness”
Fight the Good Fight
When you hear “fight the good fight,” what comes to mind? Do you think of wars to overcome oppression by rabid dictators? Do you think of standing up to corrupt politicians? Do you think of striving to ensure there is justice for all? Or do you think about your faith? Though there may be manyContinue reading “Fight the Good Fight”
Wonderfully Made
Have you ever stopped to consider the amazing human body? Have you thought about how a baby is formed? How one cell splits into two? How two splits into four, and so on until there is a fully formed infant? Have you considered that God knows exactly how many days you will live? The humanContinue reading “Wonderfully Made”
Step Out In Faith
How quickly are you likely to head out on a trip, if a friend asks you to go? Will you just pack a bag and go? What if you don’t want to go? Will you tell them? Or will you find a reason that sounds legitimate? Would you go if God told you to go?Continue reading “Step Out In Faith”
Love Never Ends
What does love mean to you? Is it the emotional, affectionate love that brings couples together? Is it the love that you feel for a family member? Is it the camaraderie feeling you have with friends? Have you considered that love is more than these? We talk of puppy love, love at first sight, andContinue reading “Love Never Ends”
Focus On Above
Is your mind set on a specific goal? Or does your mind jump from one thing to another? Is there an overarching focus that guides you each day? Or do you allow each day to dictate how you approach life? Is your focus on what is above? Or are you focused on what is below?Continue reading “Focus On Above”
Irreproachable
The Apostle Paul had just talked about Jesus being the image of God and the creator of all things in heaven an earth. He had stated that it was through the cross of Jesus that God reconciled everything to himself and the fullness of God dwelled in Jesus. Paul now states that everyone who hadContinue reading “Irreproachable”
Marty Pressey 