Christ the Lord

Philippians 2:9-11  “God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory…

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Jesus Delights

Jeremiah 9:24 “but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises loving-kindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD” Jesus Delights              In the next three weeks we are going to investigate God’s loving-kindness, justice and…

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How To Win A Spiritual Battle

  Spiritual Warfare: How to Win How to win a spiritual battle To human reasoning, it seems impossible for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to accomplish great spiritual feat. To the Jew, the cross is a stumbling block. To the Greek, the cross is foolishness. But to God, it is powerful to rescue His saints…

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We are Christ’s body, and individually members of it

We are Christ’s body, and individually members of it As part of our ABF, “Life in the Body of Christ,” we read 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 and made observations about the passage. The observations help us understand how we are to interact with one another as members of the body of Christ. In the same way…

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Assurance of Salvation

What is Assurance of Salvation? We are Responsible for Our Own Salvation What is assurance of salvation? As we study the book, “Life in the Body of Christ” together during ABF, we learn that we are responsible for our own salvation. In other words, our pastor, our parents, our friends, or our spouse will not…

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What is God Doing about Evil?

What is God doing about Evil? Isn’t that the question everyone asks? How should we answer? There are a number of ways to answer this question. My reply to the question of evil is simple, “read the Bible.” Perhaps the subtitle on the cover of every Bible should be, Jesus Christ Overcomes Evil. The entire Bible…

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Stress – A Biblical Perspective (part five)

      This is part 5 of a 5 part series.    This series was written for my friends in the cardiac-rehab program at Valley Regional Hospital.   The Principle of Submission Is God in control of your life? Are you submissive and in obedience to God all the time? Do you know God’s commandments? Do you always…

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