John 14:27 (NKJV) Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. The world is a scary place. Life can be very troubling. Dealing with this sin-cursed world and flesh is...
Romans 12:21 (NKJV) Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. The world is evil and getting worse. It’s open season on Christians. Just today I read that ISIS is raping, torturing and chopping up Christian girls, taking videos of it, and then sending...
Proverbs 14:32 (NKJV) The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death. The wicked never escape their wickedness. No matter how much it seems they get ahead, have fun, skirt the rules, get away with things or profit from their sin,...
1 Corinthians 16:13 (NKJV) Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. I often get questions or hear Christians talk about how hard it is to figure out how to live the Christian life. Truth is, it’s not hard to KNOW, it’s hard to DO. Today’s verse, in typical...
Proverbs 22:22 (NKJV) Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate; Whether an individual, a business, a culture or a government, exploiting the weak, poor and sick is despicable. And yet, the frequency and severity of it is growing....
I have been teaching for many weeks on Wednesday night about discernment, and now focusing on knowing essentials vs non-essentials. Thought you might find this graphic I just created useful in your own teaching or personal study. Makes for a very practical and...
Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, This is one of the hardest commands to follow for Christians. It’s easy to nod your head in...
John 1:4 (NKJV) In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. Light and life. Just the phrase stirs up feelings of growth, joy, hope, happiness and energy. Jesus is all those things and infinitely more. He is the light of hope in a dark and dreadful world. He...
Proverbs 25:28 (NKJV) Whoever has no rule over his own spirit, Is like a city broken down, without walls. “Rule over his own spirit…” Translated: self-control. “A city broken down with no walls…” that’s a description not very familiar to us today but is perfectly...
John 5:24 (NKJV) “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. We live in a “tolerant” culture that is anything but tolerant. “Tolerance”...
