For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God (Romans 8:18-19). The …
GOD’S TEMPLE
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16). Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you (1 Corinthians …
THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS PT. 2
And this I pray, that your love [agape] may abound still more and more in knowledge [epignosis=recognition, discernment] and all discernment [perception, judgment], that you may approve [test, examine]the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the …
THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the …
THE VINE PT. 2
I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit (John 15:1-2). The story of the Vine now …
THE OFFER PT. 2
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). What an astounding offer that God would give rebellious and broken sinners eternal life in exchange for believing …
WILL CALL—WILL ANSWER
Many years ago when I worked in the oil industry, I would order goods and services ahead of time and put them on, “will call.” “Will call,” said to the service provider, that I would soon need a delivery of goods and services, and they should be ready …
IN THE BOAT
When evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was […] And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so …