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Being with Jesus changes us (3)
(This is a continuation of a previous topic. You can read the preceding posts here and here.) Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they…
Being with Jesus changes us (2)
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13) (This is a continuation of a previous post.)…
Being with Jesus changes us
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13) Something happens when we are with Jesus. More…
God’s desire is to be with you
As we think about being with Jesus, let’s remember that this all started with God’s desire to be with us. God created us in order that He could be with us and we with Him. Our very purpose for existing…
The Dignity of Causality
One reason we pray is because God wants us to be intimately involved in the building of His kingdom on earth. He wants us to intercede for people and situations, to see Him respond abundantly to our requests, and to…
Life under ISIS led these Muslims to Christianity
Stories are coming out of Syria of people turning to Christ as a result of the violence and brutality in the region. A story on the NBC News website is one example. Four years have passed since the Islamic State…
Jesus and The Straight Path
Continuing our discussion of the straight path… We looked at Joseph’s straight path, where obedience to God led Joseph from favored son to slave to prisoner to ruler of Egypt. Now let’s consider the path of Jesus. Philippians 2 describes a…
Joseph and the Straight Path
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 It’s easy to hope that God’s straight path for our…
The Straight Path
As believers, we desire to do those things our Father wants us to do. Jesus did this (John 5:19) and Paul taught it (Romans 12:1-2). The life of obedience to the Father can be described as “the straight path.” Proverbs…