Romans
Do you see things through the eyes of faith?
If God is always there, why does He seem distant or absent at times?
Perseverance – A Christian Virtue
In life, we often have to persevere, sometimes through trials and difficult times. Yet perseverance is highly regarded as a Christian virtue. Why?
Thorns – God’s grace is sufficient
His grace is enough.
Enough? For what? His grace is sufficient for whatever we face. His grace will outlast any suffering, trials, or thorns we will encounter.
The call of the gospel
We’re almost a whole week into January, which means, statistically, 23% of people have already given up on their New Year’s resolution. By the end of the month, it will be 43%, and at year’s end, 92%. How are you doing on yours? Some of those resolutions are reasonable; others are no more than castles carved in clouds or hopes strung across the clouds. They...
Resolve to be more Christ like
One source puts it this way, “Becoming more like Christ is the desire of every believer, and it is encouraging to know that God has the same desire for us. In fact, the Bible says that God “predestined [believers] to be conformed to the likeness of his Son” (Romans 8:29). Making us Christlike is God’s work, and He will see it through to the end (Philippians 1:6).”
Called to right beliefs and right living
There isn’t a church group or a Christian alive who hasn’t got at least some part of the picture wrong. Still we are called to both right beliefs and right living
Flood Waters – Perseverance in times of trial
Like us, creation waits for the final culmination of all things when our Lord returns.
What is the church? The hands and feet of Jesus.
What is the church? it’s a question we often get wrong. “Church people and God’s people are not the same thing. Church people go to church. God’s people are the church.”
Velvet – Growing in faith
the Scriptures and put our faith into action. The trials of life are designed to scrape the velvet off and strengthen us.