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Community in Christ
Acts 2:42-47 Each year, the National Geographic Channel airs a series in which ten competitors are deposited in a wild and desolate location somewhere around the globe. The purpose of the journey is to find out which of them is … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Alone, Christian, Christian fellowship, Christianity, Community, Evangelism, Faith, Faithful, Fellowship, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Love of God, Love your neighbor, Prayer, Spirituality
What makes you tick
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 If you want to know what a person is really passionate about, just listen to them as they speak. It doesn’t take very long to figure out what makes them tick; it’s that one thing they continue … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Evangelism
Tagged Apostle Paul, Christian, Christianity, Disciple, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Faithful, Following Jesus, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love of God, Love your neighbor, Prayer, Repentance, Salvation, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus, Word of God
God will help
Luke 16:19-31 He is dirty, has a long scraggly beard and holds a sign in his hands that simply said “Hungry. Anything will help.” His name is Lazarus. Does this sound familiar? Likely you have driven past him as you … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Discipleship, Eternal Life, Evangelism, Faith, Faithful, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Love, Love your neighbor, Parable, Prayer, Repentance, Salvation, Spirituality, Trust
Abiding in the vine
John 15:1-8 Fruit is actually a plant’s excess. It is the overflow of the life that a plant has taken into itself. The more life that a plant takes into itself, the more fruit it produces. Branches don’t have to … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship
Tagged Abide, Baptism, Bear fruit, Christian, Christianity, Disciple, Discipleship, Faith, Faithful, Following Jesus, Fruitful, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love your neighbor, Prayer, Repentance, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus, Vine and branches
Encountering the risen Lord
John 20:19-31 Isn’t it amazing how quickly Easter Sunday comes and goes? Oh, Easter isn’t over, just the hoopla that surrounds Easter Sunday. In too many respects, the world doesn’t quite understand Easter. The crowds may be gone, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Easter
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Disciple, Discipleship, Easter, Faith, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Repentance, Resurrection, Salvation, Spirituality
Along the road with Jesus
Luke 24:13-35 How many times have you traveled the Emmaus Road? How often have you considered the pitfalls and disappointments of earthly life and wondered, “How did these things occur?” The two disciples walking along the road, in the midst … Continue reading
Posted in Easter
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Easter, Emmaus, Emmaus Road, Eternal Life, Faith, Faithful, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prophet, Resurrection, Salvation, Spirituality, Worship
Sharing the good news
John 20:19-23 In hours and days after Jesus’ crucifixion, those who followed him were lost for words. How could it happen that Jesus was crucified? It didn’t make any sense that a man hailed as king one day, would be … Continue reading
Posted in Easter
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Easter, Evangelism, Faith, Faith in Christ, Faithful, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Repentance, Resurrection, Spirituality
