Vision for the Future of the Church – 3 Pictures from the NT
In order to know our own future as Christians upon the earth, we need to understand the future of the church. Our future as individual believers is connected to the future of the church. The church actually determines the future of the world, and when the church is ready, the world is going to be…
Passover Today: A Continual Feast of God
message by Peter The feast of Passover is compared to the Christian life (1 Corinthians 5:7-8). Christ is our Passover lamb who was sacrificed for us. In the Old Testament, the Passover feast lasted a few days a year, but for Christians, the true Passover is all the time. The Christian life is like a…
Forgiveness Post-Forgiven
message by Matthew What Is Forgiveness? Forgiveness is the decision to let go of resentment, bitterness, and the desire for revenge against someone who has wronged us. Forgiveness is not pretending the hurt didn’t happen – it is choosing grace over judgment. God the Father’s Forgiveness God the Father is the source of forgiveness. His forgiveness flows…
CONQUERING TEMPTATION
The great enemy of the Christian life is sin. From the beginning of the world, sin has wreaked havoc upon humanity, and it still causes terrible trouble today. As Christians, God calls us to get the victory over sin. This victory is possible through Jesus Christ. In the Garden of Eden, sin caused separation from…
Greatest or Least in the Kingdom of Heaven
As Christians, we are to keep the commands of Jesus Christ. We are to obey all the commands in the Sermon on the Mount, the commands of Jesus in the gospels, and the commands of the apostles recorded in the New Testament. Is this legalism? No. It’s love. Jesus said, “If you love me, keep…
20 Symbols of Jesus in the Bible
God wants us to know Jesus well. The more we know Jesus, the closer our relationship with God will be. And as our knowledge of Jesus increases, the more we can access the riches of heaven and manifest God’s kingdom upon the earth. In order to know Jesus, we need revelation from God. Apart from…
What Are Cities of Refuge?
Cities of refuge were important places in the Old Testament. According to the Old Testament Law, if a person killed someone, he would have to be killed (Exodus 21:12-14). The avenger of blood was tasked with chasing after the murderer until he killed him. But if anyone killed someone accidentally, he was called a manslayer,…
Don’t Stop Halfway
It’s dangerous to be half-hearted. God wants us to be full of zeal and the fire of God. Let’s go all the way. Elisha was a mighty prophet who had a double portion of the anointing that was on Elijah. Whereas the Bible records 7 miracles done by Elijah, Elisha did 14 miracles. Elisha was…
Mixing Faith with God’s Word
The word of God was preached to ancient Israel, but it did not really help them. The reason for this is that the word of God was not mixed with faith inside them when they heard it (Hebrews 4:2). They didn’t really believe what God said. The word of God contains infinite power. But the…
Do Christians Have to Go to Church?
In the Bible it was normal for Christians to go to church. Throughout the New Testament, there are many examples of believers meeting together in church. In Acts 2:42 the believers met together for church every day. They were devoted to both the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, because we need both teaching and fellowship.…
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