What are you going to do when the consequences of keeping company with Christ come home? We cannot think that periods of peace will last always. What do the advisories and admonitions of Scripture say regarding persecution? Persecution is Positive (Matthew 5:11-12 – part of the profile of a prize winner) 11 “Blessed are you
32 Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace
The Character of Asking As Americans we are proud of our independence. Every year we celebrate it. And we applaud it when we see it in individuals. Really, who does not appreciate the account of someone who has risen above being shipwrecked or a castaway to become sea worthy again? Who does enjoy the true
I am soon to be, Lord willing, fifty years old. Brethren, please let me pass along these things that I have learned: Be Humble The Almighty resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (Proverbs 3:34; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5). Real humility before God is not about self-deprecating statements or even a refusal
Life is full of sweet, sour, and bitter things. Who saw the virus or its decimations coming? Lives gone. Economies eviscerated. Who saw the knee, the cry for breath, and the ensuing riots right behind COVID-19? We have been handed some sour things in 2020. Where is the sweet? That’s up to you, my friend.
